Hi All,

Former 8800 user just switched to Pearl...

Just found this thread this morning, so I am new here but I have a little info on the "ball issue".

It is definitely Firmware/OS related. I had my old 8800 for a little over 2 years, and the ball disappearing did not start till after I got into 4.X...

Anyway, I have been through all levels many times and I can tell you that Brickbreaker gets a little more "glitchy" with each new OS or Firmware Rev.