Fan-made Charles Barkley RPG sees full release

57 Comments by Kyle Orland Jan 22nd 2008 4:30PM
Filed under: PC, RPGs, Sports, Casual

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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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.

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

OhJustSomeRandomGuy: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:34PM

Don't you DARE hate on "Big Stan" Medvedenko! That man had the most perfect form on his gliding layup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X77mehv8WL0

dan stabbingworth: Jan 23rd 2008; 9:10AM

I think you misspelled his name. The proper spelling is Screamin' A. Smith.

jesus_bon_jovi: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:18PM

You aint Charles Barkley, you're just a wannabe who looks like him!

Arnob: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:42PM

money quote dude hahahah

spoo: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:19PM

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

Phillip: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:21PM

People seem to like replying to themselves.

Phillip: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:21PM

So, I thought I'd try it too!

^_^

Waluigi-Soap: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:27PM

I was waiting for this to be posted on Joystiq. I helped a bit in the production of it, it's definitely a really fun game that everyone should try.

NATO_Duke: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:36PM

Well thanks. I would guess that we all are looking forward to trying it. I mean, BAAAAAAALLLSSSSSSSSSS!

Zegim: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:54PM

Dude, where are my b-baaaaaaalls.

Riptor820: Jan 22nd 2008; 5:56PM

Excellent.

Lard: Jan 22nd 2008; 6:16PM

I will reach level 99 with my characters in this game.

T3H WICKERMAN (TMNT DF) (BWF): Jan 22nd 2008; 6:24PM

Coolest game EVAR!11!1!!! I thought id seen it all after he beat up godzilla...

T3H WICKERMAN (TMNT DF) (BWF): Jan 22nd 2008; 6:28PM

Now please god give me a fantasy roleplaying game like elder scrolls starring my main man PETE ROSE the greatest baseball player EVER!!!

Bear: Jan 22nd 2008; 6:45PM

His race stats start at 0+ INT

Alex: Jan 22nd 2008; 7:03PM

Looks funny, how long is it?
I think I'll hold off till the week end till I play it.

SLSSNAKE: Jan 22nd 2008; 7:09PM

This game has justified my entire existence.

Bucket: Jan 22nd 2008; 7:42PM

This game is vastly inferior to Shaq Fu RPG.

fyreblazer: Jan 22nd 2008; 8:23PM

If you can't slam with the best, then jam with the rest...

rv: Jan 22nd 2008; 9:30PM

I seriously can't wait to play this game. Downloading now.

CHAOS DUNK!

vgxtremist: Jan 22nd 2008; 10:02PM

This is why videogames are so awesome, it can be something as ridiculous as this and yet be cool/good...in a sense.

dc: Jan 22nd 2008; 11:24PM

link to controls? Looks pretty bad so far.

Yourself: Jan 23rd 2008; 1:05AM

The gameplay actually isn't as lame as you'd expect. There's a LOT of text, but encounters are not random (enemies appear on the field map), and once you get to the combat, it's pretty solid.

Magic and items are self-explanatory, but standard attacks are a little bit different. You choose the attack option, then each key corresponds to a different attack (some hit multiple enemies, some are more powerful and less accurate, etc). Each attack also makes use of some sort of timed button-press to determine the power/accuracy.

All in all, even without the awesome humor it stands alone as a decent RPG.