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Jai Alai

Play this classic take on the game "Jai Alai", based on the Basque Cesta Punta sport. Bounce the ball off the walled space, use your cesta to accelerate it to high speeds in this top down version of a classic…

31 December 1991

Jai Alai is a sport developed by Opera Soft, released 31 December 1991 on Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Jai Alai is

Jai Alai is a sport game developed by Opera Soft and released in 1991. It was published by Opera Sport. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play this classic take on the game "Jai Alai", based on the Basque Cesta Punta sport. Bounce the ball off the walled space, use your cesta to accelerate it to high speeds in this top down version of a classic sports game!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Jai Alai launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Jai Alai come out?
Jai Alai was released on 31 December 1991 for Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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