Peggle, PopCap’s hybrid of pachinko and Arkanoid, is finally available for Mac (and it was evidently a complicated port, judging by the occasional frame drops), and I suddenly have a much better understanding of why some gaming podcasts dedicated hours and hours of programming to this game. It’s impossible to explain; you just have to try it for yourself.

I can’t in good conscience advise that you download Peggle. But, if you do, be prepared not to let go of it until the 60-minute demo has expired, and to whip out your credit card as soon as it’s over. I think I’ll just delete the demo and dmg to make sure I don’t end up buying it — I’ve resolved to cut down on those kinds of endless time sinks for 2008.