| “ | Keep calm, First Night. | ” |
| ― Strings' Sticky Note | ||
| First Night | Second Night | Third Night | Fourth Night | Fifth Night | Sixth Night | Good Night |
First Night is the first playable night of POPGOES. This night serves as an introduction to the basic game mechanics.
Mechanics[]
This night introduces Panic and Popgoes' mechanics. During this night, the player can get used to the main elements of the gameplay - stopping Popgoes from collecting all the Blackrabbit parts and surviving the Panic attacks.
Tips[]
- Popgoes becomes active when the main part of the Phone Call ends around 2 AM. If the call is ended earlier, he will become active at the same moment.
Phone Call[]
| “ | Right, that should do it... Hey! Glad to see you're working there. The name's Fritz, and welcome to The Popgoes Pizzeria. The next generation of kids entertainment! As you already know, you'll be guarding this place until 6 in the morning, and as your boss, I'm obliged to help you understand your job and the tools you'll be allowed to use during the shift. So, first thing's first. I'm gonna be honest, your current setup might not be very... optimal, so to say. I didn't have time to prepare a designated room for you in the location so you'll just have to manage with using one of the Internet Cafe monitors near the stage next to the gang. Don't start complaining just yet, I've set a nice spot near the window for you. Even bought a fan! Anyway, the phone you have in your hand... It's usually used by kids during the day for games and whatnot, but I've sorted out the security application that only activates during the night, which is when you're here, obviously. Everything you'll ever need for your job is ready to use. Go on, press some buttons! You can check all the rooms with set cameras that are connected online and the ventilation system too! Alright, I know what you're thinking. First night on the job, I'm rambling a bit, it's a lot to take in. And yes, I know there are a bunch of anthropomorphic plastic animals around you watching you work. Trust me when I say I know how that feels. Your imagination might get a tad bit out of control. Stress does that to you. But don't worry! You're completely safe here. I've built this place from the ground up to be one of the most transparent, honest and safest places on Earth, unlike... some other businesses. If you ever start feeling anxious, looking out the window or just... You know, taking a look outside should calm you. That tends to work for me at least. Right, back to the anthropomorphic animals. I'm sure you already guessed by now that these are our animatronic characters. Top of the line technology! Honestly, the name "animatronic" doesn't do them justice, they're more like... multi-purpose robots. They can be programmed to do anything I can think of. They pretty much run this place now. Of course, again, they are completely harmless. They aren't physically capable of hurting anybody. Made sure of that myself. Ugh, I feel like I might be going on for too long. Last thing on the list: You may have noticed that this is a pre-recorded message, which means if you want to ask a question, you won't get an answer. But hey! To fix that, I've given you some options. I stayed up all night to set up a simple Q&A session to go with your app. When this call ends, you will get 3 topics to choose from and when you select one of them, another audio of mine will play to help explain whatever you want to know more about. Quite nifty, right? Obviously, not quite as much freedom as a normal phone call, but it'll have to do for now. Well, that's it for your first night. Check those cameras and don't forget to take a breather once in a while, alright? Your 3 options should appear... now.
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” |
| ― Fritz Glade | ||
Option 1[]
What is the "ROOM SHUT-DOWN" button?
| “ | Ah, alright! You want to learn more about your job, that's good. Well as you might have noticed, you can reset any electronic or wireless connections in six of the pizzeria's rooms by using your phone's "ROOM SHUT-DOWN" button. I added this feature to your phone to ease the job of having to fix any tech related problems that might crop up during your shift. You know, so you don't have to go there and manually fix it. So if you see the printers going awry or something, just push that button and wait a few seconds for all the systems to go back online. Bear in mind, technical faults almost never happen here, so I really doubt you'll need to use it that much. Oh, and don't worry about breaking any machinery or something. They'll just go back to doing their normal activities once the shutting down procedure is complete, which is about five to ten seconds long. Alright, well, that's your first night. I'll do the same thing for you tomorrow. You know what to do. Good night, kid.
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” |
| ― Fritz Glade | ||
Option 2[]
What are the robots capable of doing?
| “ | Hey! Good to know you want to learn more about my crew. If you paid attention to my first message, you must've heard me say that these robots can do pretty much anything, yes? Well, I wasn't joking. This place is fully automated and run entirely by them. No human employees as of yet. Don't need them, honestly. The staff room exists purely to keep the ventilation opening out of reach of customers. Cooking, cleaning, printing, performing, taking care of kids, etc, etc, it's all down to the cartoon animals. All very efficient. Yes. Did I tell you that I built the characters too? That's what the 3D Printers were originally for before, they were repurposed to do the same thing but... a lot smaller. Didn't need anyone for that either. Designed, printed, put together all by yours truly. Relying on other people is nonsense, I tell you. Of course, don't let that discourage you from doing your job. There are always exceptions. Right, uh, that'll be it for the first night. I'll do the same thing for you tomorrow. See ya, kid.
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” |
| ― Fritz Glade | ||
Option 3[]
How is this place during the day?
| “ | The Popgoes Pizzeria. It really is something, right? Which makes this a pretty broad topic to talk about, but I bet you can just guess how most of it works by taking a look at the place. Though I honestly think "the next generation of kid's entertainment" sounds dull, it is a fitting motto. When a kid opens the door, they can grab a WeaselWare phone from one of the shelves and play around with it. The phone will connect to a monitor like yours, but during the day it'll let the kids play games, make things with the 3D printers to paint on, use some of the repurposed arcades, etc, all of this and no staff required. Yes, Popgoes and the crew keep the children and the equipment safe at all times. If they see a kid gnawing on a phone or a wire, they'll just take it away from him, get the parents and sort it all out. Of course, that's not everything but these options are meant to be short so I'll try to be more specific with the other set of questions. That's it for the first night. See you tomorrow.
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” |
| ― Fritz Glade | ||
Minigame[]
First drawing
After the first night, a minigame appears where you control Stone the Crow in brain-shaped location. When following the indicated route, the player will get to the room with Balloon Boy trapped in a clutch. The minigame ends when the player comes to him.
On the Balloon Boy's route, you can find his sign saying "Balloons!", his hat and multiple balloons. When you step on the hat and click Space six times, it will trigger a special drawing showing Fritz Glade with Bonnie Glade who was holding a green balloon.
Simon[]
| “ | Simon Says: Let me tell you the truth.
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| ― Simon | ||
Simon's hallucination may be encountered when looking at the vent camera of the Arcade Room during the 526th second of the first night. When he appears, the player has to click the red button under the monitor, and Simon's head starts to flash behind Strings' eyes, saying "Simon Says: Let me tell you the truth." When Simon was already encountered, Lux Stone will appear instead of him.
Minigame after the night is altered. In the background, you can hear Simon spelling "F-R-I-T-Z-M-A-D-E". Then, in the middle of BB's route, Simon will appear chained to the wall. When Stone approaches him, he will be turned into Lux Stone. Now, when approaching Balloon Boy, Lux Stone will destroy him.
Trivia[]
- The First Night happens exactly one day after POPGOES Arcade.
- Each in-game hour takes 100 seconds/one minute and 40 seconds, taking exactly 600 seconds/10 minutes to finish a night.