Altador Cup
The Altador Cup is a yearly gaming plot on Neopets which begins on June 1, and continues until the championship is finished. As a sporting event, eighteen teams as 2010 from the lands of Neopia gathered in Altador to compete in the sport of Yooyuball for the Altador Cup trophy. During the inaugural Altador Cup, the tournament took place between June 1, 2006 and August 4. During the second Altador Cup, the plot lasted from June 1, 2007 to July 9. The third annual Altador Cup commenced on June 12, 2008 and ended on July 17. The fourth annual Altador Cup commenced on June 2, 2009, and ended on July 5th, 2009.
Champions
Altador Cup I: Haunted Woods defeated Darigan
Altador Cup II: Darigan defeated Roo Island
Altador Cup III: Roo Island defeated Krawk Island
Altador Cup IV: Krawk Island defeated Shenkuu
Altador Cup V: Lost Desert defeated Kreludor
Altador Cup VI: Virtupets defeated Krawk Island
Altador Cup VII: TBA
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Slushie Slinger
Added in the 2007 games, Slushie Slinger is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Users play the role of a Red Tuskaninny waitress at the Slushie Concession Stand, and must serve impatient fans (Red Nimmo, Purple Tonu, Yellow Ogrin, etc.) their slushies while Yooyuball games play. Depending on what team the user joined, the Slushie Concession Stand would be the team's official slushie stand. Players would lose a life every time an empty slushie bottle falls to the floor or if the customers reach the end of the counter.
Make Some Noise
Added in the 2007 games, Make Some Noise is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Assuming the role of the Techo Fanatic, users must cheer as loud as they can by tapping two randomly chosen keys together, raising the sound meter, for as long as they can in 30 seconds, then (though this is not necessary) pressing the spacebar before the time runs out. Depending on what team the user joined, the Techo Fanatic would be seen wearing that teams shirt, and cheering for them.
Shootout Showdown
Shootout Showdown is a new game in the 2009 games. You take control of a Yooyuball player, trying to score goals against the opponents Keeper. The aim is to score 5 goals as quickly as possible, within 60 seconds, without missing or letting the keeper save your shots.
Plot participation
- Main Articles: Altador Cup 2006, Altador Cup 2007, Altador Cup 2008, Altador Cup 2009, Altador Cup 2010
Unlike regular plots where the plot was written by The Neopets Team, the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they played together in each of their selected teams. A plot summary was written after play to act out who won in each cause. Also, each year had their own methods of participation, and how the plot would progress.
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Altador Cup Tournament items
Along with the release of the Altador Cup on June 1, 2006, a new Shop called Altador Cup Souvenirs opened, which sold sports team merchandise for each of the teams playing. Rather than Altador Cup Tournament items have a single use, they can be used for many different things. Hands and bottles are used as toys, pennants can be placed in Neohomes, and the jerseys are Clothes.
Annual Results
The final rankings of each team for that year.
Teams | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Altador | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Brightvale | 8 | 12 | 16 | - | 13 | 12 |
Darigan Citadel | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Faerieland | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Haunted Woods | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Kiko Lake | 13 | 14 | - | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Krawk Island | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Kreludor | 9 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Lost Desert | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Maraqua | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Meridell | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Moltara | - | - | - | - | 18 | 18 |
Mystery Island | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Roo Island | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Shenkuu | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Terror Mountain | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Tyrannia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Virtupets | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
Trivia
- The first Altador Cup appeared to coincide with dates and times of the FIFA World Cup in Germany of 2006, and the golden orb, seen in the preview trailer, of the trophy bore a remarkable resemblance to the actual World Cup.
- Noted advertisements shown in North America within the 2006 tournament were a new Dragon Ball Z game being released in July 2006 and a new Garfield movie. For 2007, Evan Almighty was advertised.
- During Yooyuball game play when the Ixi and Grarrl news presenters are making their remarks about the teams, were a user to refrain from clicking the "continue" button, they would begin to ask the user to carry on, mention they see Tarla and need to hurry and catch her or reminding the user that sitting and watching them does not earn them points. A Spyder may also come down from the ceiling.
- Because there used to be 17 possible Altador Cup teams, and only 16 spots available for participating, every year, TNT had to choose one team to not participate, and choose a clever reason for it. The addition of Moltara City in 2010 made for an even total of 18 and thus no team was left out on the sidelines.
- Coincidentally, from 2006 to 2009, the winning team for each year's Altador Cup was the runner-up team for the previous tournament.
- Each of the 54 Neopet species is represented by at least one Yooyuball player.
See also
- Plots: Altador Cup I, Altador Cup II, Altador Cup III, Altador Cup IV, Altador Cup V, Altador Cup VI
- Shops: Altador Cup Souvenirs
External links
- Altador Cup
- Altador Cup Prize Shop
- Animation Trailer
- Neopedia: Altador Cup
- Caption Competition: #712, #813
- Editorial: 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 252, 253, 264, 267
Altador Cup Teams |
Altador · Brightvale · Darigan Citadel · Faerieland · Haunted Woods · Kiko Lake · Krawk Island · Kreludor · Lost Desert · Maraqua · Meridell · Moltara · Mystery Island · Roo Island · Shenkuu · Terror Mountain · Tyrannia · Virtupets Jelly World |