Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu '96 : Kaimaku Ban

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu '96 Kaimaku Han ("Live-Commentary Powerful Pro Baseball '96 Opener Edition") is a baseball game from Pawapuro (back when they were still called Diamond Head) and Konami.

It fits between the core entries Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 and Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 4, which were released in the first quarters of 1996 and 1997 respectively, and largely based on the former's engine. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 '97-Haru, also released in March of 1997, was another interstitial game that used the same engine as JPPY 3.

The game features updated rosters and details for the 1996 season of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. It carries over the large number of customizable game modes from the third game.