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The site is aimed at young people and due to that, users enjoy making new friends and having to play with other people. The CNN Center headquarters is located in Atlanta, GA. On the guilds screen users can enter things onto a calendar, post a message onto a message board, change ranks in a guild and lots more. Georgia is also home to Ted Turner, who founded TBS, TNT, and CNN, among others. Users with similar intrests can create/join guilds. state). To keep this stopped neopets created the rule that no personal information is allowed to be given away unless users are over 18 or have got permission from their parents/legal guardian. See also List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S.

With the ability of being able to contact strangers a danger still lurks with the fact of abusing infomation given to people. It also operates, in whole or in part, several radio stations as Georgia Public Radio (GPR). Either by Neomail to send private messages or the popular chat boards in which people can meet new friends and post to the world. Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) operates nine major educational television stations across the state as Georgia Public Broadcasting Television. Neopets throughout it's past has always had a community in which user can chat and contact each other. The three largest Protestant denominations in Georgia are: Baptist (51% of total state population), Methodist (12%), Presbyterian & Pentecostal & Episcopalian (tied 2%). The List of references in Neopets article contains an extensive list of such references. Religiously, Georgia is overwhelmingly Protestant:.

Aside from the fact that Neopets has its own vibrant user culture, there are many references in the site to movies, video games, and more. Females made up approximately 50.8% of the population. Also, Neopets has an extensive merchandise catalog for users, complete with a printable wishlist and a list of your collected items, both of which you can edit. 7.3% of its population were reported as under 5 years of age, 26.5% under 18, and 9.6% were 65 or older. When informing the users of this, they also implied that there may be more then one Neopets film in the future (although, of course, this will depend entirely on the success of their first film). Racially, Georgia is:. In March 2005 it was confirmed that the Neopets team had also begun work on a Neopets film (which the creators of the site, Adam and Donna had kept secret from their own staff until it was confirmed). More than half of the state's population lives in the Atlanta metro area.

Together, they will travel through new lands, meet strange inhabitants, and have the opportunity to acquire 450 valuable items and discover a mystery unseen by Neopian eyes. Its population has grown 34% (2.2 million) from its 1990 levels, making it one of the fastest-growing states in the country. Players enter the land of Neopia® and can take the role of Tormund the Lupe or Roberta the Acara (both with their own distinct personality) who are on a mission to rid Neopia of a shrewd and cunning enemy - the evil Darkest Faerie. As of 2003, the population of Georgia was 8,684,715, making it the 10th most populous state. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie includes hundreds of different Neopets from the popular Web site. Its industrial outputs are textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, food processing, paper products, chemical products, electric equipment, and tourism. Neopets.com is consistently ranked among the top 10 stickiest sites on the Internet by Nielsen Net Ratings, generating more than two billion page views per month. Georgia's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, peanuts, cattle, hogs, dairy products, and vegetables.

With more than 50 million registrations in the past three years, Neopets.com is the fastest growing youth community in the world. Its per capita personal income for 2003 put it 31^st in the nation at $29,000. and The Code Monkeys Ltd., Neopets: The Darkest Faerie is an action/adventure game that extends the online entertainment of Neopets.com and provides a fully interactive offline experience. Georgia's 2003 total gross state product was $320 billion. Developed and created by Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica studio, NeoPets, Inc. Several highways and short line railroads also traverse the state. However, on March 2005 they confirmed that they had already began remaking the game for the PS2. Atlanta is still a major railroad hub for CSX and Norfolk Southern, in addition to being a major airport hub now as well.

announced the upcoming June 2004 release of Neopets: The Darkest Faerie™, available exclusively for the PS one™ and PlayStation® game consoles. Georgia is also the largest state east of the Mississippi River, since West Virginia seceded from Virginia during the Civil War. In 2004 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. The state is an important producer of cotton, tobacco, and forest products, notably the so-called "naval stores" such as turpentine and rosin from the pine forests. This is another controversial marketing move, which has at once managed to endear and estrange players from the site. The capital is Atlanta, in the central part of northern Georgia, and the peach is a symbol of the state. Most of the card releases are associated with "plots," or stories, on the site (notably the most recent set, Curse of Maraqua). The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4784 feet (1458 m); the lowest point is sea level.

To date, there have been six individual "sets" of cards (a base set and five expansions), with the sixth set recently released. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. In September 2003, Wizards of the Coast released the Neopets Trading Card Game—a collectible card game based on the online characters and setting. It is distributed by card shops, as well as Wal-Mart and Target. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the mountain system of the Appalachians. There are also exclusively online retailers involved, such as www.99dogs.com, which was the first outlet for Neopets merchandise. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, on the west by Alabama, and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The merchandise retails at many mainstream outlets such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Limited Too. (See: list of Georgia counties.).

Neopets has branched out, and in addition to the website, it now also produces a range of merchandise, such as plushies, stickers, and hand-held video games. There is no true metropolitan government in Georgia, though the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority do provide some regional services, and the ARC must approve all major land development projects in metro Atlanta. Mr. Hubbard's organizational concepts are always with me" (according to the Hubbard College of Administration (http://www.hubbardcollege.com/mgmtsystem/use_dougdohring.html). All taxes are collected by the state and then properly distributed according to any agreements that each county has with its cities. The impact of his beliefs on Neopets.com itself is not apparent, though Dohring has been quoted as saying "Having used his technology in every business activity.. Up to 1% of a SPLOST can go to homestead exemptions. It has also been rumoured that Neopets is closely affiliated with the controversial Church of Scientology through CEO Doug Dohring [2] (http://www.scientology-kills.org/dohring.htm). Local taxes are almost always charged on groceries but never prescriptions.

These Anti-Neopian groups have bought domain names for their movement, talked about their movement on the Neopets forums, and have even reported Neopets for what they believe to be potential copyright violations. Counties participating in MARTA have another 1%, the city of Atlanta (in two counties) has the only city sales tax (1%, total 8%) for fixing its old sewers. Groups of people believing that Neopets treats users poorly and who are also against the immersive advertising have formed Anti-Neopets websites expressing their views. Each county may add up to a 2% SPLOST. The actual number of active accounts is around 11 million[1] (http://media.hasbro.com/pl/page.release/dn/default.cfm?release=259) and the number of individual users is almost certainly less than this. Georgia has a modest income tax and a 4% state sales tax, which is not applied to groceries or prescription drugs. Such accounts are never deleted, and even accounts that have not been accessed since the creation of the site linger. So far, only Columbus, Augusta, and Athens have done this.

A large percentage of these users are multiple secondary accounts owned by one person, frozen accounts or accounts no longer in use. Georgia does not provide for townships or independent cities, but does allow consolidated city-county governments by local referendum. Some dispute Neopets' registered users count, which has reached over 94 million, a figure Neopets often cites in promotional campaigns. Conversely, the city of Sandy Springs is one of the largest in the state (over 80,000), but is not legally so since it is not yet incorporated, although a referendum is planned for the summer of 2005. Many users voice the opinion that the Neopets staff freeze accounts too often and without good reason; data from Yamipoli.com, which rates virtual pet sites, shows the frozen user amount is 45%. Every incorporated town, no matter how small, is legally a city. Still others believe that the users of Neopets are poorly treated and considered nothing more than mere statistics, that the site has lost its friendliness over the years, and that the level of customer service has degraded considerably. Besides the counties, Georgia only defines cities as local units of government.

Complaints quickly died down after users realized that by merely changing the country setting on their user preferences the temporary ban could be bypassed. Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority, and so the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would. When this happened, a flurry of complaints appeared on Neopets itself when even Australians able to legally gamble could not access any game of chance on the website. Counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the county. This article sparked a nation-wide controversy as concerned parents voiced their complaints about the website, prompting McDonald's to pressure Neopets into temporarily blocking Australian accounts from accessing games of chance for the duration of the promotion, which ended on November 5th. Declaration of Independence. Neopets had prohibited users under the age of 13 to use most games that involve gambling. Gwinnett County was named after Button Gwinnett, one of the delegates from Georgia who signed the U.S.

While much of this is factually incorrect (gambling is not required, nor are pets automatically sent to an orphanage if they are not fed) it is true that the website has a rather extensive collection of games of chance that are directly based on real-life games like blackjack, poker, and even lottery scratchcards. Before 1932, there were 161, with Milton and Campbell being merged into Fulton at the end of 1931, during the Great Depression. In October of 2004, while McDonald's was promoting Neopets plushies in their Happy Meals, a story on the Australian news show Today Tonight featured a nine-year-old boy claiming that the site requires one to gamble in order to receive enough Neopoints to feed one's Neopet, else it is sent to an orphanage. Georgia also has 159 counties, the most of any state except Texas (254). The introduction of a premium service in which adverts are removed and special gifts given has also sparked controversy, and the introduction of a further advertisement on the bottom of the web pages has also sparked controversy, with users stating that Neopets.com has started "selling neopoints", something prohibited in their terms and conditions. House of Representatives. In addition, you will get no ads if it is your birthday. As of the 2001 reapportionment, the state has 13 congressmen and women in the U.S.

Neopets has said these offers and sponsor ads are to only keep the site free. senators are Saxby Chambliss (Republican) and Johnny Isakson (Republican). Others disagree, pointing to the fact that not only are many of the sponsors' offers now grouped on one page and are somewhat avoidable, but that no user is ever required to sign up for these offers. At the federal level, Georgia's two U.S. While immersive advertising is doubtlessly effective, some believe this constitutes subliminal advertising and is therefore inherently immoral, particularly considering the target demographic. Judges for the smaller courts are elected by the state's citizens who live within that court's jurisdiction to four-year terms. Neopets also features many games for sponsors, such as "The Incredibles Split-Shot". Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected statewide by the citizens in non-partisan elections to six-year terms.

Even so, their primary method of advertising is still through creating items based on sponsor products (such as "Baby Bottle Pops", a real candy found in many American stores) or offering rare items, Neopoints, or, in one case, a special "Ice Bori" in return for signing up for sponsors' services. In addition, there are smaller courts which have more limited geographical jurisdiction, including State Courts, Superior Courts, Magistrate Courts and Probate Courts. The placement of these banners has caused heated debate among avid Neopians as to the increasing commercial content and the quality of the site. State Judicial authority rests with the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which have statewide authority. These banners are displayed on many site pages in three places, one at the top of the page, one at the bottom, and the other on a sidebar, making avoidance of advertisements increasingly difficult. The state Constitution mandates a maximum of 56 Senators, elected from single-member districts, and a minimum of 180 Representatives, apportioned among representative districts (which sometimes results in more than one Representative per district); there are currently 56 Senators and 180 Representatives. The term of office for Senators and Representatives is two years. However, in October 2004, a considerable number of banners that link to external websites such as eBay (instead of linking to various areas on the Neopets website itself as they normally do) were introduced, Although they still have some neopets related ones. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate, while the House of Representatives selects their own Speaker.

Indeed, much of the company's revenue is gained through promotion of sponsors and their products and they have long accomplished this without a single banner or pop-up advertisement. Legislative authority resides in the General Assembly, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. While some educators and parents preach the wholesomeness and value of Neopets as a place for children to learn the basics of things like supply and demand, economics, stocks, and even HTML, others criticise it for its liberal placement and promotion of their sponsors' products, a technique they have dubbed "Immersion Advertisement". (See: list of Georgia governors.). Although seemingly uninteresting to the casual observer, the neoboards may display a model of real-world sociology when observed more closely. States, most of the executive officials who comprise the governor's cabinet are elected by the citizens of Georgia, rather than appointed by the governor. However, rescently the TNT has announced they may make non-neopets roleplays against the rules. Unlike the federal government, but like many other U.S.

There are roleplays here about many things (Harry Potter, high schools, etc), but Neopets roleplayers are greatly shunned here. Both the governor and lieutenant governor are elected to four-year terms of office. Roleplaying (RP): This board holds, as the name suggest, boards which users have created to roleplay on. The Lieutenant Governor, currently Mark Taylor (Democrat), is elected on a separate ballot. This board is 'hidden', and requires a javascript code to post on. Executive authority in the state rests with the governor, currently Sonny Perdue (Republican). Jelly World Chat (JWC): Certainly the most unusual board yet remarked upon. States and the federal government, Georgia's government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power.

This board is similar to the Battledome, though with the obvious exception of the lack of talking about battles. As with all other U.S. Trading Post/Auction (TC): Often called TCer's (Trader/Chatters), mainly people who spend thier time trading for profits. Although the term is considered offensive to older players, it applies to the general group of people who trade and chat on this board. The state capital is Atlanta. Help Chat/Newbie Chat (HC/NC): This board is closely related to Fan Clubs, with typing habits similar to the AC. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgians only elected Democratic governors, and Democrats held the majority of seats in the General Assembly. The FC was onced used for roleplaying your neopets, but rescently the TNT has frozen anyone of doing so. Until recently, Georgia's state government had the longest unbroken record of single-party dominance of any state in the Union.

Some literate users often place their name in front of new topics to better be identified. The state's legislature also met at other temporary sites, including Macon, especially during the Civil War. Typing often includes the '^-^' face. Georgia has had five "permanent" state capitals: colonial Savannah, which later alternated with Augusta; then for a decade at Louisville (pron. Lewis-ville), and from 1806 through the American Civil War at Milledgeville. Although the majority of topics may range anywhere from claiming to be celebrities to remarking on one's favorite Neopet, many literates do exist, though they tend to be younger. state to approve a literature censorship board in the United States. Fan Clubs (FC): This board replaced General Chat upon its deletion in popularity. On February 19, 1953 Georgia became the first U.S.

Typing habits are similar to that of the FC, though due to a smaller population, a tighter hierarchy has developed. On July 15, 1870, following Reconstruction, Georgia became the last former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. Evil Things and Monster Sightings (EMS): This board consists mostly of people claiming to be 'emo' or 'goth', the few literates have formed a small group. This event served as the historical background for the book and movie Gone With the Wind. A stereotype has developed (not un-founded) of users on this board being rude. In December 1864, a large swath of the state was destroyed during General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea. Sadly, their status has severely lowered recently, due to an influx of younger players (often using chatspeak) claiming to be elite. On January 18, 1861 Georgia joined the Confederacy and became a major theater of the American Civil War.

Battledome (BD): The Battledome is one of the most well-known boards on Neopets. This day is now known as Georgia Day, which is not a public holiday, but is mainly observed in schools and by some local civic groups. The BCers, as the regulars on the board are called, don't usually use chat speak and you can find them monitoring the board, hunting out the n00bs (annoying spammers who don't stay on topic), vote traders ("vote for me and I'll vote for you"), and Art Thieves. Massive British settlement began in the early 1730s with James Oglethorpe, an Englishman in the British parliament, who promoted the idea that the area be used to settle people in a debtors' prison. On February 12, 1733, the first settlers landed in the HMS Anne at what was to become the city of Savannah. Some people think that the BC has become a popularity contest, but there still are many that will only vote for art they like. In 1724, it was first suggested that what was by then a British colony be called Province of Georgia in honor of King George II. Beauty Contest (BC): This is the place to meet other artists and advertise your pet in the BC or Beauty Contest. The conflict between Spain and Britain over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the British, moving south from their Carolina colony in present-day South Carolina met the Spanish moving north from their base in Florida.

Chatspeak is used about fairly often in such groups (and the board in general), but generally exhibits a higher level of literacy and grammar than that of 'noobs'. The local moundbuilder culture, described by Hernando de Soto in 1540, had completely disappeared by 1560. 'Pwn' is also a commonly-used word in this forum. Early on, a number of Spanish explorers visited the inland region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Typing habits are similar to those of FCer's (discussed later), but often substitute 'j00' for you, as well as 'meh' for me and 'luff' for love. Main article: History of Georgia. Many 'chat groups' have also sprung up in this board, often exclusionary to new members. Navy ships have been named USS Georgia in honor of this state.

Dicussions include the method of obtaining new avatars, help on obtaining avatars, scattered font discussion, avatar games, and general discussion not always pertaining to avatars. Several U.S. These are displayed by a user's name when they make a post on the Neoboards and appear alongside a user's name when a player searches for them via the search bar. The state tree is the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), the state bird is the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), and the state flower is the cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata). Avatars/Neosignatures (AC): The primary focus of this board is the small graphics known as 'avatars'. Ray Charles sang it on the legislative floor when the bill passed. Below are a few common ones. The state song, Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael was originally written about a woman of that name, but after Georgia native Ray Charles sang it, the state legislature voted it the state song.

Players often find a 'home board', or a neoboard in which they feel most comfortable. Georgia is also known as the Peach State or Empire State of the South . Premade 'avatars', small graphics displayed next to each post, are earned, and 'neotitles', a blurb underneath the username, can also be chosen from a list. Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. These boards may be unseen by the common visitor. Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census). Another aspect of Neopets is the society that has developed on the 24 neoboards, which are forums for users to chat on. It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788.

However, there is some doubt over the veracity of these statistics (see "Controversy and Criticism" below). Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Updated statistics may be found on the Neopets 'Pet Central' Page (http://www.neopets.com/petcentral.phtml). postal abbreviation is GA. As of October 2004, Neopets report over 94 million accounts, and over 134 million pets (note that one user can have multiple pets, and many users have several accounts). Georgia is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. The ability to amass large amounts of Neopoints and rare items is a challenge for competitive players, and someone who keeps up with the latest news has a greater chance of being the first one to obtain a rare item (and sell it before it drops in value) or to earn a top score in new a game. Non-Religious 5%.

Part of the reason why Neopets is so popular is that it is continually changing: new items, games, plots (such as "Hannah and the Ice Caves" or "Curse of Maraqua", etc.) are introduced almost every day. Other Religions 1%. He has not been involved in affairs within Neopia, since the Neopets Staff opted for more Hannah plots (as seen in Hannah and the Pirate Caves) instead. Other Christian 1%. His greatest achievements were the enslavement of the Grundos, an alien-like race and his creation of the Transmogrification Potions, which change the appearance or species of a Neopet into a mutant version. Roman Catholic 6%. Usually the source of ridicule due to his similarity to a green chicken, he has been featured in the comics page of the Neopian Times numerous times. Protestant 84%.

Sloth is often prominently featured in several of these site-wide stories. 1.4% Mixed race. The Neopian villain, Dr. 0.3% American Indian. There are also regular Neopets message boards, accessible to anyone, which are quite active as well as site-wide stories or plots which anyone can take part in. 2.1% Asian. These usually have a theme, such as the "Faerie Guild" or the "Nimmo Lovers Guild." There are message boards inside of the guilds, only accessible to members of that guild. 5.3% Hispanic.

Any Neopian can join or create a guild, essentially a club for users. 28.7% Black. Neohomes can be bought for a certain number of Neopoints for each room. Furniture may be placed in the Neohomes, and extensions (lights, insurance, etc.) can be purchased. 62.6% White non-Hispanic. Neodecks has virtual trading cards (there are also virtual stamps and coins which can be "collected"). Interstate 285 (the Perimeter around Atlanta). These players are often given the name 'restockers'. Interstate 95.

Other players often 'restock' in the marketplace shops, purchasing items cheaply, then reselling them for often thousands more. Interstate 85, Interstate 185, Interstate 985. Prices rise and fall rapidly (sometimes within a single day) depending on the availability and desirability of items—for this reason, some teachers have used Neopets shops to teach about supply and demand. Interstate 75, Interstate 475, Interstate 575. Some experienced players make more Neopoints through their shops than by playing games. Interstate 59, Interstate 24. You can also send items to other users. Interstate 20, Interstate 520.

Items to sell in stores can be bought from the official stores or from other players, "found" through random events, won in an auction, or traded for. Interstate 16, Interstate 516. Players can buy items from other players' shops and sell them in their own shop. Every Neopian can have a shop, Neodeck, and Neohome. Sometimes, you may get lucky, and recieve a petpet from one of the various quests you can do, and a couple of games, or get a random event in which you find petpets or petpetpets.

Any of these goals can cost an enormous amount of Neopoints, and dedicated users will devote months to their acquisition. There are even Petpetpets (http://www.soup-faerie.com/articles/petpetpet.shtm), which seem to be the game equivalent of your pet's pet having fleas (except these Petpetpets seem to be items many want). and Petpets (pets for your pet, which are generally quite cute, and are also able to be entered in their own version of the battledome). There also are potions you can feed to your pet to change them into mutants (distorted versions of the pet) and many other colours.

Popular goals include Paintbrushes (which can change a pet into another colour, such as orange or brown, or even a completely different style, such as "pirate", "faerie" or "baby" even. Once Neopians become comfortable with the basics, they can begin spending their Neopoints on items beyond caring for their pets. however, it is unknown whether this will continue in other plots to come. For every 500 neopoints you recieved in the game, your score went up a point.

You then either gather the items you are asked for (most of which are expensive) or play a game from the selection they give you. In the last plot, you were also given the chance to 'support' a side. In the end, these points can determine prizes only avaible from the war or the shops, and a trophy displaying your stand in the war, which is placed on your lookup. If you decide to fight, you are given a series of characters to defeat in the battledome, each giving you more points.

Once the plot has reached a certain pint, you are given the option to choose a side to fight in (you don't have to sign up). Another feature plots curently have is a comic book style of showing the art and, when the mouse rolls over a frame, the dialog. The Neopets Staff has confirmed that the next plot will revolve around the Lost Desert, and will include a war, as all of their plots do. Maraqua is now rebuilt as a result of the "Curse of Maraqua" plot.

For example, Maraqua (underwater), was destroyed by the Krawk Island pirates, which led to the "discovery" of Krawk Island. These worlds are generally introduced through in-game plots. Each of these worlds (which are, in reality, more like regions or settings) has unique shops, games, and activities pertaining to its theme. There are also mini worlds and sub-worlds, such as Roo Island and Kiko Lake.

There are also different themed worlds: Tyrannia (prehistoric), Faerieland (faeries), Mystery Island (Polynesian), Haunted Woods (Halloween/spooky), Krawk Island (pirates), Lost Desert (Ancient Egyptian), Terror Mountain (winter/Christmas), mysterious Jelly World (jelly), Virtupets Space Station (Space station), Kreludor (moon), Meridell (medieval), and Brightvale (Medieval with an emphasis on knowledge and enlightenment, ŕ la the Renaissance). The main world is Neopia Central, a city where the main stores are based. The entire game takes place on (or in orbit around) the fictional planet of Neopia. See also: List of Neopian worlds.

Neopets has announced a premium service, which gives a special avatar for use on the boards, the option of 'Stealth' (hides how long it has been since you were on), and several other things. Many people who do not know were to get programs heavily disagree with this. Neopets recently announced that autobuyers, which is a program used to make people neopoints, is now going to be allowed on the website and you won't get frozen for it. Unfortunately, the Neopets team does not always respond promptly, and may sometimes take up to a month or more to reply.

If wrongfully accused, there is a response form to contact Neopets. Upon attempting to log in, they receive a message saying that they are frozen. They can not log in, play games, or access any of the features on Neopets. If an account is frozen, it means that the account is not at all accessible by the user.

If a Neopian is caught breaking the rules as stated in the Neopets Terms and Conditions (http://www.neopets.com/terms.phtml), their account will be frozen. Items are then purchased in either main shops, which are automatically restocked by the game, or in user-owned shops. If a user is skilled at a game, they may earn a trophy. There are also numerous PHP games, such as "NeoQuest" and "Pyramids".

Among the more popular games are "Hannah and the Ice Caves" (the sequel to the equally popular "Hannah and the Pirate Caves"),"Turmac Roll" and "Petpetsitter". Driller. There is even a curious case of reproducing a version of the popular Namco puzzle game Mr. Many of the games are interactive Flash or Shockwave games similar to older games—"Meerca Chase II" is very similar to Snake while "Korbat's Lab" is like Arkanoid.

Neopians gain the Neopoints to care for their pets and purchase items by playing games. And to paint a pet from the Fountain Faerie you need to complete a quest from her (a rare event) to paint your pet. To access the lab, you need to collect all nine "lab map pieces". Robot, for instance, can only be achieved by using the Secret Laboratory or Fountain Faerie.

Some colours cannot be obtained from a paint brush, though. Paint brushes can also change pets into different styles such as Pirate and Royal. Neopians can give their pets a different colour past the basic choices, such as purple and grey, if they purchase a paint brush. They can also read books and battle each other in a Battledome in a style akin to popular role-playing games such as Pokémon. Neglecting your Neopet will result in their unhappiness, which when left unhelped for a long ammount of time turns your neopet blue.

There are many stages of hunger, ranging from "bloated" to "dying" (although Neopets will never die, or starve to death). Users can customize their pets by selecting gender, colour, (choice of red, blue, yellow, or green) and name (provided another user hasn't already chosen the name). There are also Neopets versions of popular fantasy creatures, such as dragons (Draiks) unicorns (Unis) and the newest neopet, a winged serpent, the "Hissi". For example, the Nimmo is a stylized frog, the Blumaroo is kangaroo-like, the Pteri is one of two bird-like species, the Lupe is wolf-like and the Gelert is dog-like.

As of May 2005, there are 50 different Neopet species currently available, with most being fictionalized versions of real animals. TNT, which also stands for The Neopets Team, recommend people making multiple accounts if you want to be able to have more pets, but you can't use those for all of the freebies you can recieve on the site. After creating an account, Neopians can have up to four different pets per account. also operates an Asian branch, which is partially owned by Green Dot Capital, a subsidiary of the investment vehicle of the Government of Singapore, Temasek Holdings.

Neopets Inc. In addition to English, as of August 2004 the site is available translated (with varying degrees of completeness) into nine other languages. Although the company is based in the United States, its founders are British and the site retains British English spellings. Neopoints may not be traded or sold for currency, and vice versa.

Users can also play games to earn Neopoints (NP), Neopian currency that can be used to purchase items that interact with their Neopets. Users, called "Neopians", have to care for their Neopets by feeding and playing with them. Neopets started out as a site for bored college students but quickly grew into a site for 'children' of all ages (many adults play this site, some with children of their own), and is currently one of the most popular mainstream sites on the web. The site was founded on November 15, 1999 by Adam Powell and Donna Williams, but the company was bought by Doug Dohring soon after being created.

Neopets is a popular online virtual pet simulation game.