Fan-made Charles Barkley RPG sees full release

by Kyle Orland { Jan 22nd 2008 at 4:30PM }

You've read the fan fiction. You've speculated on the endless message board threads. You've played the demo over and over and over. Now, the day you've been waiting for is finally here. The full release of Tales of Game's Barkley: Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden is now available for download.

We hope you've cleared the rest of your 2008, because the epic story of post-cyberpocalypse Neo New York in the wake of the great B-Ball purge of 2041 threatens to own the entirety of your existence for some time. We can't wait to find out the true nature of the chaos dunk and discover what the press release calls "a cavalcade of easter eggs, ranging from the mysterious to the unique." Hopefully by the time we're done finding them all, we'll be nearing the release of the implied second chapter of "the Hoopz Barkley SaGa." Hit the download link and check out the below trailer while you join us in waiting with bated breath.

Tags: b-ball, barkley, basketball, charles-barkley, computer, indie, indpendent, shutupandjamgaiden

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Shanks @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:52AM

It's all in the details: You can buy some Ecto Cooler, presumably to refill your health or mana.

Sabin @ Jan 23rd 2008 7:56PM

"Back for more, Barkuri?"

Died laughing when I saw that.

Apo @ Jan 23rd 2008 11:58PM

lame i tought at first it was gnarles barkley game... wait.. that prolly suck too

rob @ Jan 31st 2008 9:42PM

jordan and barkley did play on the same team.. the dream team of 92 won a gold medal at the barcolona olympics.

I wonder if John stockton's famous shot is in this game (you know the one where he nails the 3 over barkley and sends the jazz to the finals.. man i still think that day is the best day of my life)

James @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:34PM

WTF is Charles Barkley?

Lemmiwinks @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:36PM

Your avatar would make a great 8-bit representation of him.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:39PM

-10 to you for not knowing who the great sir charles barkley is. He's one of the 50 best NBA players ever.

Jerk Face @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:36PM

Whaaaaaaat?

GreyFox @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:43PM

BAAAAAAALLLSSSS!

ThornedVenom @ Jan 23rd 2008 2:11AM

OF STEEEEEEEEEL

Jerk Face @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:36PM

He's a now retired famouse American basketball player.

whymog @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:36PM

This is the weirdest fan-made RPG since Awful Fantasy III. This is probably also the best fan-made RPG since Awful Fantasy III.

whymog @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:39PM

Because, deep down in our blackened hearts, we are all fans of Barkley: Shut up and Jam. The hit boxes are so mystifying that it could be a strong case for postmodern, cynical game design.

ViagraFiend @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:44PM

Im more of a fan of his book, which is titled: "I may be wrong, but I doubt it."

Jerk Face @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:36PM

Comment system FTL. *shrug*

ViagraFiend @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:37PM

GOTY!

Ryoga Vee @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:38PM

“This game is a disgrace to the industry! It epitomizes everything that is wrong in video games today!”
~ Charles Barkley

GatorSax2010 @ Jan 22nd 2008 7:59PM

That's turrible.

BananaBoat @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:42PM

Woot! Now I can finally roleplay as Michael Jordan's bitch! That's what games have been missing all these years!

rv @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:10PM

Jordan and Barkley never played on the same team. They played different positions. Jordan is better than anyone period. So why would you call Barkley his bitch?

Anticrawl @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:51PM

Hrm, wasn't there a Charles Barkley game on the NES, SNS or Sega Genesis? I remember it and how hilariously terrible it was. No I'm not thinking of Shaq or a Michael Jordon game.

Anticrawl @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:54PM

Ah yes "Barkley: Shut Up & Jam!" & "Barkley: Shut Up & Jam! 2." Both were on the Sega Genesis and the former was also on the SNES. Didn't see that in the article, kinda glanced right over it.

32_Footsteps @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:57PM

...and it's made, entirely, from balls.

It's impossible to keep a straight face while looking at that pic, isn't it?

Zertoss @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:02PM

Yes. And I read it with a goonish stutter, so it was like "BUH... BAAAAAALLLLLLLSSSSS!"

Rob Accomando @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:04PM

What is he fighting? Monsturd? or the Sh*t monster from Dogma?

sp @ Jan 22nd 2008 6:03PM

maybe it's just the "b-ball monster" as the caption title implies.

Rob Accomando @ Jan 22nd 2008 6:16PM

maybe but I can't read

NATO_Duke @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:09PM

OMG, I cant stop laughing.

spoo @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:19PM

Sir Charles says "Raise yo kids, cause I'm no role model!"

Sam @ Jan 22nd 2008 5:18PM

"THIS GAME IS DISASTROUS AND AN AFFRONT TO ALL BASKETBALL PLAYERS EVERYWHERE! IT IS THE 8 BIT EQUIVALENT TO SLA-VA-MED-VE-DEN-KO!!! EVERYTHING I SAY IS IMPORTANT!!!"
- Stephen A. Smith