Year 2
Recently launched just the year before in 1999, Neopets.com enters it's first full year of operation, known as Year 2. This year, Neopets would introduce a variety of iconic features and pets, move it's offices to California, and celebrate it's first birthday on November 15th, 2000.
Outline[edit]
With it's launch behind it, Neopets.com would begin to blossom into the site it is now with many features, games, and content still seen today.
January[edit]
New Features[edit]
10th. Neopets.com introduces it's New Features section with a news post introducing staff member Doug Hill.
Fleye, Lupe, Elephante[edit]
11th. - A new pet "Fleye" (Now known as Buzz) is introduced.
12th. - A temporary feature "Custom Shopkeepers" is implemented.
13th. - The Lupe and Elephante are introduced to the site.
Faeries & Trading Cards[edit]
14th. - Faeries are spotted in Neopia, and begin to give out Faerie Quests.
21st. - The iconic Neopets Logo was was created.
24th. - Trading Cards have been added to site after users submitted their card ideas.
Polypup & Neopian Times[edit]
25th.
- The first issue of the Neopian Times is released.
- A new pet known as 'Polypup' (Now Gelert) is introduced.
February[edit]
Fighting Area, Peophin, Filters[edit]
8th. - First word of the "Fighting Arena" is spoken, which would later become the Battledome.
10th. - Peophins are introduced as the first of then limited edition pets.
18th. - Block function is added to site, along with word filters to prevent profanity and swearing.
Beauty Expo & SDB[edit]
21st. - Neopets launches the 'Beauty Expo' (Beauty Contest) site feature.
29th.
- The Treasure Map Game is introduced.
- The National Neopian begins to supply Neopians with Safety Deposit Boxes.
March[edit]
Wishing, Badeek Seek & Tower of the Light Faerie[edit]
8th.
- The Wishing Well appears and begins to grant wishes to eight lucky Neopians everyday.
- Badeek Seek (Now known as Kacheek Seek) is introduced after a demand to bring back a sponsor game with a similar function.
- The Soup Kitchen opens for business.
16th. - The majestic Light Faerie (Fyora) opens the 'The Tower of the Light Faerie' (Hidden Tower).
Guilds, Loans, and Police[edit]
21st.
- The Neopian Hospital begins to help ill Neopians find cures after an outbreak of disease.
- The now-scrapped popular site feature 'Police Department' is launched.
- The National Neopian begins to give out loans!
23rd. - Guilds begin to appear in Neopia, and users can create or join one if they please.
April[edit]
Welcome to Glendale[edit]
13th.
- Adam and Donna relocate their office from the United Kingdom to Glendale California.
- Users now have the ability to own four pets rather than two.
15th. - The Easter Cybunny first appears on the site, and begins to randomly hand out Neggs to users.
16th. - Adam and Donna begin to search for other staff members to help keep up the site, and Sweets is hired.
The Neocam[edit]
19th. - The FrogStomp (Now Quiggle) is introduced after user Iriss won the "Create a pet" competition.
20th.
- The Shoyru is introduced in Neopia.
- Despite protest from fellow staff, Donna successfully adds the Neocam to the site.
Tigren[edit]
27th. - Neopets.com won an award for best site in Australia.
28th.
- New pet Tigren (Now Acara) was added.
- New game 'The Great Neopet Hunt' was released.
May[edit]
Colours & 500,000 Users[edit]
1st. - The Caption Competition goes live.
3rd. - Adam adds a warning system to the site.
9th. - Neo Comics, the precursor to The Neopian Times user-submitted comics appear.
10th.
- Paintbrushes and the Rainbow Pool appear onsite.
- Neopets.com celebrates it's 500,000th user.
Misc. & TNT[edit]
16th. - Kiko Match is added to the site.
21st. - The Neopets.com staff refer to themselves as The Neopets Team for the first time.
25th. - The Zafara and Blumaroo appear in Neopia.
June[edit]
7th. - A new pet, Techo is introduced.
22nd - Flotsam and Jetsam receive makeovers.
29th
- Neopets.com celebrates it's 1-millionth member.
- Dice-a-roo opens for business.
30th. - The Neopets Team releases an article on 'The Pets That Never Made It'.
July[edit]
Weddings & Cybunnies[edit]
4th - The Neopets Team promises a feature allowing Pet Engagements and Weddings, though this never happens.
7th - The Neopets Team announces their plans for a live Neocam after they paint a Neopets Mural in their office.
10th
- The Cybunny is introduced.
- The Alien Vending Machine opens in Neopia.
13th. - The Scorchio gets a makeover.
The Poogle, Evolution[edit]
14th. - Poogles appear in Neopia.
18th. - NeoCircles launch.
19th. - The Polypup becomes a Gelert and the Tigren becomes an Acara.
24th. - The Fleye becomes a Buzz.
25th. - The FrogStomp becomes a Quiggle.
26th.
- The Macy Gray becomes a Kau.
- Neopets.com celebrates 2,000,000 Neopets created.
Flash Game[edit]
28th. - The first ever flash game, Techo Says is launched.
August[edit]
Stock Market[edit]
2nd. - The Stock Market goes into alpha testing.
3rd.
- Mystery Island is discovered.
- Mystery Island pet poll is held.
'Customize', Reviews & Kougra[edit]
9th.
- NeoWardrobe goes live.
- Neopets.com begins it's short lived Movie, Music and Book review page.
- The 'Tiger Cub' (Kougra) wins the Mystery Island pet poll.
11th. - Theme Parks open.
16th.
- The Space Faerie arrives.
- Dr. Sloth appears, and kidnaps The space Faerie beginning the Arrival of Virtupets plot.
Mumbo Pango, JubJub, Grundo[edit]
18th.
- Neopets.com celebrates 2,000,000 users.
- Sacrificers begins.
23rd. - The JibJib becomes a JubJub.
24th.
- Grundos become available for adoption.
- The Stock Market launches.
- Neopets.com celebrates 3,000,000 Neopets created.
Moehog, Usul, Cooking Pot[edit]
29th
31st - The Magical Cooking Pot launches.
September[edit]
More Faeries, Gallery of Evil & Ice Cream[edit]
6th. - Uber Faeries appear on site.
12th. - The Gallery of Evil opens.
14th. - Ice Cream Blitz (Now Ice Cream Machine) appears on site.
Gormball, Trading, and Petpets[edit]
23rd. - Gormball launches.
25th.
- Discount Cards are announced.
- The Trading Post launches into open beta.
26th. - The Nimmo is re designed.
27th. - Petpets make their debut.
October[edit]
The Battledome & Koi[edit]
1st.
- The Hunt for the Battledome begins.
- The Mystery Island Training School opens for business.
6th. - The Koi are discovered in Maraqua.
10th. - The Britannica Robot Challenge and Sub Game were temporarily launched.
12th. - Neopets.com updated it's Terms & Conditions.
Halloween World[edit]
18th. - The 'Halloween World' (Haunted Woods) is discovered.
19th. - The Brain Tree and Esophagor appear.
26th. - Neopets.com celebrates 5,000,000 created Neopets.
31st. - The Acara receives another makeover.
November[edit]
Zafara & Pokémon, Secret Lab[edit]
1st. - The Zafara receives a makeover.
8th. - Neopets.com boasts the addition of two new Pokémon games, Pika Seek and Pokémon Match.
9th. - New Guild competition arrives.
10th. - Sacrificers ends, and Donna wins.
13th. - The Secret Laboratory Map is released.
One Year Old[edit]
15th.
- Neopets.com celebrates it's first birthday.
- New Christmas game, Techo Says: Grinch Addition is released.
- The Wocky receives a makeover.
Campfire, Six Million, Winter World & Merchandise[edit]
17th. - The Neopian Camp Fire (Story Telling Competition) opens.
23rd. - Neopets.com celebrates 6,000,000 created Neopets.
24th. - Winter World (Happy Valley, Ice Caves and Terror Mountain) opens.
29th. - The Battledome goes into Alpha Testing.
30th. - The Neopets Team runs a poll asking if users would buy real-life merchandise, which proves to be successful.
December[edit]
Morphing, Neggs & NST[edit]
5th. - The first ever Morphing Potion appears onsite.
6th. - The Neggery and Negg Faerie appear.
7th. - The Neopets Team establishes NST, Neopian Standard Time.
Donna, 1 Billion Neopoints & Adam[edit]
10th. - Donna celebrates her 22nd birthday.
18th. - The Neopets Team celebrates a successful year with a 1 Billion Neopoint giveaway.
19th. - Neopets.com celebrates 5 Million registered users.
20th. - Adam celebrates his birthday.
30th. - The One Billion Neopoint Giveaway is completed.
Recap[edit]
This year saw Neopets.com establish it's foundation and become what it is today. The first Plots and Paint Brushes appeared, The Neopets Team settled in Glendale California, and numerous site features were implemented that still exist today.
New Pets[edit]
17 new species were discovered this year, with 14 occurrences of pets receiving makeovers/name changes.
Pet Name | Release | Pet Name | Release |
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'Fleye' (Buzz)
|
11th January
|
13th January
| |
13th January
|
'Polypup' (Gelert)
|
25th January
| |
10th February
|
'FrogStomp' (Quiggle)
|
19th April
| |
20th April
|
'Tigren' (Acara)
|
28th April
| |
25th May
|
25th May
| ||
7th June
|
(Makeover)
Flotsam |
22nd June
| |
(Makeover)
Jetsam |
22nd June
|
10th July
| |
(Makeover)
Scorchio |
13th Junel
|
14th July
| |
(Makeover)
Polypup becomes Gelert |
19th July
|
Tigren becomes Acara
|
19th July
|
(Makeover)
Fleye becomes Buzz |
24th July
|
FrogStomp becomes Quiggle
|
25th July
|
(Makeover)
Macy Gray becomes Kau |
26th July
|
'Tiger Cub' Kougra
|
9th August
|
JibJib becomes JubJub
|
23rd August
|
24th August
| |
29th August
|
(Makeover)
Usul |
29th August
| |
(Makeover)
Nimmo |
26th September
|
6th October
| |
(Makeover)
Acara |
31st October
|
(Makeover)
Zafara |
1st November
|
(Makeover)
Wocky |
15th November
|
New Games & Features[edit]
X Games & General Site Features were founded this year.
Name | Release |
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14th January
| |
Trading Card Collecting
|
24th January
|
25th January
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21st February
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29th January
| |
29th January
| |
8th March
| |
8th March
| |
8th March
| |
23rd March
| |
28th March
| |
1st May
| |
10th May
| |
16th May
| |
29th June
| |
10th July
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18th July
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28th July
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2nd August
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9th August
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11th August
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29th August
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14th September
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23rd September
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25th September
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27th September
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1st October
| |
10th October
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Sub Game
|
10th October
|
10th October
| |
9th November
| |
9th November
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15th November
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17th November
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Battledome Alpha
|
29th November
|
5th December
| |
6th December
| |
7th December
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Characters, Worlds & Events[edit]
Name | Date |
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8th March
| |
'Light Faerie' (Fyora)
|
16th March
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15th April
| |
29th June
| |
2nd August
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3rd August
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16th August
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16th August
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16th August
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18th August
| |
Gormball Crew
|
23rd September
|
1st October
| |
1st October
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18th October
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18th October
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18th October
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24th November
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6th December
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