Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night are expansion packs with largely the same scope, but some difference. This is a comparison between the latter two.

Features in both

 * Bars
 * Vampires (living by night)
 * Half-wall
 * Wall speaker
 * Outing

Features in Nightlife
Here are some features that were in Nightlife, but were not in Late Night.
 * Dating (returns in The Sims 3: Generations)
 * Slow Dance (returns in The Sims 3: Seasons)
 * The Downtown sub-neighborhood and the ability to attach more downtowns for a main neighborhood
 * Bowling (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
 * Restaurant system (includes restaurant NPCs such as the host, waiters and the sous chef)
 * Coffee stand and barista NPC (it was introduced in University but was carried on to Nightlife) (returns in The Sims 3: University Life)
 * DJ booth and DJ (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
 * ElectroDance Sphere (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
 * Karaoke Machine (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
 * Photo booth (re-introduced in The Sims 3: Showtime)
 * Vampire coffin (Replaced by Altar)
 * Fury
 * Contacts
 * Smustle (returns in The Sims 3: Supernatural)
 * Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs
 * Chemistry

In The Sims 2, private cars were first introduced in Nightlife, but in The Sims 3 they exist from the base game.

Features in Late Night
Here are some features introduced by Late Night, but not found in Nightlife.
 * Actor career (corresponding to Show Business career in The Sims 2: University)
 * Mixology
 * Penthouse (similar to Apartments in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
 * Subway
 * VIP sections
 * Neighborhood called Bridgeport not Downtown, and not a sub-region.
 * NPC parties

Objects

 * Arcade games (in The Sims 2, The Sims 2: University)
 * Bass and Drums (in The Sims 2: University)
 * Curved swimming pools (in The Sims 2: Seasons)
 * Elevators (in The Sims 2: Open for Business)
 * FX machine
 * Bubble Bar (some similarities to the bubble blower in The Sims 2: University)

NPCs

 * Bouncer
 * Butler (in The Sims 2: Apartment Life)
 * Celebrity (in The Sims: Superstar)
 * Paparazzi (in The Sims: Superstar)

Features in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 2 base game

 * Hot Tub (Other tubs are included in Outdoor Living Stuff, Showtime, Seasons, and The Store.)
 * Piano (Late Night also features a portable keyboard)