Set in the “post-cyberpocalypse” of Neo New York, a world destroyed by the awesome power of the Chaos Dunk, he and his son Hoopz eke out a miserable existence as some of the last ballers alive after the Great B-Ball Purge, an event that saw to the death of most of the basketball players in the world. This man is none other than Sir Charles Barkley. In a world where ballin’ is against the law, one man stands up for what is right. Seriously, that's crazy (kinda, but makes sense if you've played the game). If there were any two worlds destined to collide since the dawn of man, they were certainly those of Charles Barkley and Japanese RPGs.Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa (PC) review

I'm downloading the title right now to play through it during the coming weekend, and I suggest you do the same. Moreover, the game is available in English and Al Bhed. While the game may look like a Super Nintendo title, the author does note that playing on DX10 makes for a significant improvement.

Among the few ballers and fans that survived the basketball genocide was Charles Barkley, the man capable of performing the 'Verboten Jam'. The reason: the Chaos Dunk, a jam so powerful its mere existence threatens the balance of chaos and order. Thousands upon thousands of the world's greatest ballers were massacred in a swath of violence and sports bigotry as the game was outlawed worldwide. The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041, a day so painful to some that it is referred to only as the 'B-Ballnacht'.

Titled Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, the first chapter of the epic tale is now available for download.Ĭombining the best of both Barkley's legacy and RPG genre conventions, Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden is perhaps the greatest concept for a game involving a basketball player this side of Shaq Fu. The game, which was one of my childhood favorites, had been turned into an RPG using popular software RPGMaker. Back in February of last year, Ben and I stumbled upon a hilarious fan-made project based on the excellent Charles Barkley's Shut Up n' Jam.

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