Dream Episode: The premise of Peggle Nights is that each Peggle host has a dream they want to achieve, but it all turns out to be fake.Our Dragons Are Different: Lord Cinderbottom.Cute Kitten: Kat Tut, and in Nights, Lord Cinderbottom's stages consist of him saving the cats and kittens of a town from a fire.As in, the reward screen outright states "Bragging Rights Unlocked". Cosmetic Award: One of the rewards for beating the Celestial Realm in Peggle 2 is bragging rights.Heck, just shoot a Zen Ball to see it-one of the few times you can actually use this to your advantage. Even watching Demo Mode is convincing enough. The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: The game's AI.Chuzzle, Insaniquarium, and Zuma are other games made by PopCap. Company Cross References: In the original Peggle, Chuzzles are scattered around Splork's stages, Claude has a level called "Insane Aquarium", and in Nights, Warren reads 'Z-U-M-A' off a statue description.Comeback Mechanic: A minor one, but fail to hit a single peg with a ball, and your character will flip a coin to let you have a chance at getting it back.In Peggle 2, Jeffrey's special ability is the "Bowlder", a humongous rock with three finger holes in it.His WoW getup also contains a staff topped with a bowling ball. Bowling for Ratings: Splork's obsession with round things naturally leads him to bowling in his stage in Nights.Boss Rush: One of the challenges revolves around beating consecutive Peggle Master duels.
The Super Guide shows you where a ball will go after the first bounce, and the Pyramid is a good way to score easy Free Balls. Boring, but Practical: Some of the more basic specials, like the Super Guide and the Pyramid, can definitely come in handy on some levels.Big "WHAT?!": Making an exceptionally good score in a single shot in Blast gets you this (in the same choir-like manner as the other ones, amusingly).Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Claude's stages in Nights see him turn into a giant monster.Adapted Out: For some reason, Dual Shot removed Marina from the Nights stages.Also takes the Allegedly Free Game route popularized by Candy Crush Saga. Bjorn, Jimmy Lightning, Warren, and Tula return from the original games to join seven new Peggle Masters with new abilities.