Congratulations on bringing home your brand-new Petpet from the Petpet Puddle! You’ve spent all that time with your Neopet, updating your Neohome with a nursery and adding fun, Petpet-proofed toys and gadgets in each room. While your Neopet initially might spend most of their time indoors enjoying their new bundle of fluff, scales or shells, it’s never too early to consider what you’d like to have for them outside. After all, your Neopet is going to do most of the caring for their Petpet, so it’s only fair to help them out by creating a backyard all the Petpets at daycare will be jealous of. Let’s start by considering the greenery. You’ll want to make sure none of your shrubs are poisonous or otherwise dangerous to Petpets. If you need to dig anything up, now is the time to do it. You may even know a neighbourly Bori who would like to help! Bad Seed There is usually one of these in every Neofriend group. We recommend avoiding them there and here as well…unless you want to get mean stares all day. Barrel Cactus While these might look pretty, your Petpet could get hurt if they get too close! Exploding Pod Plant This plant could give your Petpet severe pollen allergies! You will be spending the day at the NeoHospital with them if they aren’t careful. Instead, we recommend planting any of these bushes, trees or flowers to make your yard pop. They’re also safe if your Petpet gets hungry and goes for a nibble. Blackberry Bush Not only does this bush have a great aesthetic for the garden, but it can also provide your Petpet with some delicious snacks...

In Raiders of Maraqua, you play as a Koi named Karpoh, searching for treasure and trying to destroy the enemies lurking in the ruins of Old Maraqua. Score 800 points and you’ll earn yourself a new avatar, and maybe even a shiny trophy! I played this game as a teenager and found myself to be very good at it; after a long hiatus, I rediscovered Neopets, and thought I’d give one of my favourite games a try. Even after all this time, I could still remember all the patterns and tricks of the trade so I figured it would be a nice idea to share these with others rather than trying to hog the gold trophy spot each month! Movable objects: Light blue bubbles: can be moved in any direction and will stop when hitting another object. They can be popped when pushed against any object directly next to it (including the walls). Dark blue bubbles: Similar characteristics to the light blue bubbles but they can only be popped by rocks. Rocks: will destroy all bubbles in their path, they can be stopped by treasure, the walls and other rocks. Please note if a bubble is directly next to the rock in the direction you are trying to push it, the rock won’t move. Large Treasure: will be stopped by any other object. These cannot be destroyed. Other items: Extra life: a red cross which may randomly appear during any level Small gold piece: awards 5 points and will disappear as you swim over it Bonus bubble: When an enemy is destroyed, a bubble will sometimes float upwards from the bottom of the screen. They are slightly transparent so keep an eye out as they can be a little hard to see...

After all these years, Ginny finally mustered up the courage to revisit The Pant Devil and see what he has been up to in Neopia. She has not forgotten the time she had her precious bicycle stolen in plain daylight. Today she sits for an exclusive interview with The Pant Devil--one you will only find here at the Neopian Times! Ginny: Hello, Mr. Pant Devil, thank you for taking the time to sit . . . well . . . float. . . with me today. The Pant Devil: At last, we meet! I kept hearing about this Ginny person. It’s nice to finally make your acquaintance. Ginny: Meet? You do not remember attacking me and stealing my bike? It was one of the most horrible experiences of my life! The Pant Devil: Oh yes… that's right… uhhh how could I forget. *giggles* Ginny: I certainly did not. What are you giggling at? Do my woes not matter to you!? I guess I should have expected this type of behaviour before requesting an audience with you. The Pant Devil: Ah hah! You! YOU were the one who reported me to the Defenders of Neopia, is that right? *sigh* . . Then the Defenders of Neopia stole your bike back for you. Hmph, so, it was you behind that little scuttle, wasn’t it? You appear way smaller than depicted. Ginny: STOLE back? Hardly! It didn’t belong to you in the first place! And excuse me?! Smaller than depicted?! Oh, do not gaslight me, Mr. Pant Devil. *Ginny leers into The Pant Devil’s piercing red eyes and accidentally snaps her pencil with...