Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25094668-20150512150708/@comment-24024415-20150512191206

Lily8763cp wrote: Pizzachu wrote: Is Stinky the Snail even an easter egg?

It doesn't seem like one as you just need to buy it. Yeah...how is he an easter egg. Anyways, Pizzachu, what happened to your avatar? The reason Stinky the Snail is concidered an "easter egg" to some is beacuse he began in Popcap's previous games Insaniquarium and Insaniquarium Deluxe.

His appearances in PvZ are a reference to the original games, albeit too direct and obvious to be considered an "easter egg" by most players.

So he's kinda an easter egg, but he's kinda not. Confusing topic, eh? :/

Personally, I'd say he's only a reference, not a hidden secret like the bejeweled gems and the zombie worm under PvZ1's achievments, but a nod to the older games.