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Postopia (http://www.postopia.com/)

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Game site heavy on plugs for Flintstone-themed foods.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that to track the points they earn playing games on Postopia, kids will need to register. Registration involves kids entering a name, password, and acknowledging if they're over or under 13. Children under 13 can still play games and use the site -- but they are asked to submit a parent's email address during registration. To track or save kids' game scores, parents must approve the membership.

Educational value: Meant to entertain rather than educate.
Positive messages: Most parents probably consider Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles a sugary option -- however, the site's recipe section also offers nutritional information.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Product mentions are everywhere on the site, from the Marshmallow Pebbles cereal box that appears on the lower left corner of the screen to the games (in one, users collect marshmallows to earn points).
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
Privacy & safety: Because kids can't really interact on the site, their adventures in Bedrock should be safe ones. Kids under 13 are asked to submit a parent's email address during registration. Parents need to approve registration for kids under 13.
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Talk to your kids
  • Families can talk about the advantages of playing games offline as well as on the computer. Online games like the ones on this site can be fun -- but why is it importance to also exercise and play outside?
  • How much time is too much time to spend on the computer each day playing games and looking at websites and videos? Does your family have a time limit for how much time you spend online?
  • There are quite a few product mentions on this site. Does seeing some of the snacks and cereals make you want to buy them more? Do you feel like advertising influences you much?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

POSTOPIA includes several games and activities that feature familiar Flintstones characters like Fred and Barney, along with a virtual map providing Bedrock-related trivia. Kids will have a good time playing games like Rock, Bump & Bowl (although they'll need to be old enough to read -- it'd be hard to figure out how to move Fred around without the instructions.) The site also offers a few fun activities like printable coloring page PDFs and a dinosaur origami how-to.

The virtual map may not be of much interest to anyone but mega Flintstones fans -- and the site's emphasis on product plugs can feel a little overwhelming. However, Postopia doesn't push kids to spend endless hours immersing themselves in Fruity Pebble fun. In fact, after kids have played a bit, a character actually pops up to suggest logging off, getting some exercise, and coming back tomorrow. (Even if the cereal that the site is based on is a little on the sugary side, that's a healthy attitude to have!)

Online interaction: The site doesn't feature a chat or internal e-mail/messaging option.

This review was written by Erin Brereton
 
 

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Mojo02
teen, 15 years old
 
Like it
They totally changed the website! I liked it better before! Those were the good old days.
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I HATE PEBBLES ...
kid, 12 years old
18
 
i think its a safety issue to my brain because i cant play the games i grew up playing! pebblesplay?? please! change it now!!!! im not the only one in the world who dislikes the website strongly!!! i demand they change it back!! i think the game is boring, it only has 4 games, unlike the other one, which had like over 200!!!! please chan\ge it
i think its a safety issue to my BRAIN
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aqua9517
teen, 16 years old
12
 
hating the new postopia
i looked everywhere for it but i only found pebbles...i hate pebbles...i still remember how me and my sister played on it... i wish i was bigger so that i can go and put the old game back on...:D
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