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25 Ways to Celebrate Neopets’ 25th Birthday!

Welcome! The day is finally here: Neopets’ 25th birthday! It’s hard to believe that the site has been around for a quarter of a century, but here we are!

by _brainchild_
Making Neopets Food: Cabbage Quiche

When I first started building my Cabbage Gallery, little did I think that one day I would be converting a recipe that I recently made for my own dinner into a recipe that could be shared with my fellow Neopians. Yet here we are!

by betti666
The History Of Petpages

Old petpages are a time capsule into the early days of the Neopets community and of older art styles. It's a perfect display of how coding pages have changed over the last 20+ years.

by coolkaius
Your Guide to Gifting with Pirate Pets

You're so excited! It's almost the Month of Celebrating, and you're super ready to drink some Orange Flavored Borovan, eat an Aisha Angel Cookie, and choose fun gifts for all your Neopets and friends.

by thesecondringbearer
9 Plot Characters Who Captured Our Hearts

What can be said about her that hasn't been commented on before? Hannah is the quintessential Neopets #1 heroine.Collab with sebaspet717 and kikepv

by rascle90
Neopets’ Greatest Hits: 25 Moments Shaping Neopia

Neopets has always been about community, friends, family and loved ones coming together to explore an online world that is filled with magic, mystery and a hint of mischief. Collab with mrblobby1984 and spitfyre_momma

by mango_
25 Reasons We're Still Here, 25 Years Later

When friends ask: why are you still playing Neopets? Isn’t that game from the early 2000’s?! You think for a while, but you can’t pinpoint the one exact reason why you’re still here... Collab with 9kas

by neoaggie99999
Faerie Friends: How to Win a Winged Gal in 5 Ways

I, Beaufurred Vandalion, have deduced a foolproof formula for securing a Faerie’s undying affection. How, you ask? Why, by doing everything imaginable to lose it.

by homesteadhorner
The Great Neopets 25th Anniversary Quiz

Hurray! Neopets turned 25! That’s 2.5 decades – and a quarter of a century! Over those years, history and lore have accumulated into the vast world of Neopia we know today.

by youi234
 
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25 Reasons We're Still Here, 25 Years Later



When friends ask: why are you still playing Neopets? Isn’t that game from the early 2000’s?! You think for a while, but you can’t pinpoint the one exact reason why you’re still here - is it the vibes? Do you miss your pets? Or do you like feeling rich as a neo-billionaire? There are many different reasons why many of us choose to spend hours of our lives immersed in Neopia. So let us help you out with this list of 25 reasons why we’re still here, 25 years later! 1. Re-living the nostalgia - Neopets hasn’t changed! The core site, the art work, the cast of characters, the world map of Neopia and all its lands are still intact, just as you remembered in the days of yore. Neopets has been preserved as a treasured time travel capsule to your old beloved digital toybox. 2. Escaping the real world. Most users are adults now, which means real life responsibilities. And sometimes, we could use a break from those real life obligations by dropping in to visit our pixelated pet world. 3. Your pets are starving so you’re back to feed them. Though, you know better now than to feed them omelettes - after all, those need to be saved for the annual Faerie Festival Recycling. Instead, to the Neolodge they go!4. Achieving dream pets is possible now! Speaking of the Faerie Festival, the once ever elusive Rainbow Fountain Faerie now makes regular appearances during this annual event to grant the dream pet colour of your choosing. What's more, Quest Log has also swooped into the scene. Re-releasing those rare paint brushes and morphing potions help close the gap in making those dreamies come true! 5. Customising pets. You’re an adult and you have the money to buy NC (or more accurately, the decision-making powers to do so). Complete your dream pets by dressing them up. Mix and match, exchange fun ideas, create different fitting combinations, spend hours on the NC trading boards to find a white Radiant Glow, and bask in the satisfaction of nailing the finishing look!



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Bones & Birthday Cake: A Lenny Curator Tale
The huge, looming skeleton of the Monoceraptor with sharp, gaping teeth - endless file cabinets of dusty records and research dating back hundreds of years back - clean glass drawers full of delicate, shining scarab beetle specimens. These are scenes that may be awe-inspiring to the average Neopian, but to the Lenny Curator, this was his everyday life.

by drziggs

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Ghoulish Water and the Haunted Mansion
I couldn’t have gotten more than a few days of rest after the latest affairs I had to deal with, when I was called upon once more by the Deputy Chief of the Neovian Police for yet another bizarre case.

by deadchialiveson

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The Secret to Apple Bobbing
Ladies, gentlemen, and gentlefolks, I am nothing if not an honest man…” Vandebart intones, committing the words to memory as he enters the Soapbox.

by dragonair23

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Wish-Granting
When it came time for the group to retire for the night, the Chia was among the weariest Neopets in camp, except for perhaps Skyleur herself, and for a moment Skyleur was worried that the Chia would insist on giving up her bed.

by phadalusfish

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Nerkmid Celebration
What is that?...

by leighlizzzie

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The Fright Side: Out of Touch
25 years is a long time...

by halloween_luck



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