Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
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Tales of Game's Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa is a freeware
RPG
developed by Tales of Game's Studios, presented as an unofficial sequel to Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
and Space Jam
. It features traditional JRPG
-styled battles and dungeons.
player Charles Barkley
and a handful of secondary characters. A host of ex- and current NBA players also feature as NPCs
.
The game's battle system, dubbed the "B.A.B.B.Y. System," is influenced by many commercial JRPGs. Enemies appear on the game field and may run at the player and attack if the player moves into their line of sight. Once a battle is initiated, each player has a number of attacks and skills they can use. Most attacks require multiple or timed button presses as in the Mario RPG series, and some of the attacks are accuracy-based, dealing more damage for more accurate hits. The characters can also be placed into healing, attack and effect battle roles, depending on their skill set.
New York
called "Neo New York", after a "chaos dunk" causes the death of millions.
Twelve years before the game, Charles Barkley, in order to win his first game attended by his then-infant son Hoopz Barkley, performs the first Chaos Dunk—and inadvertently kills almost everyone present. As a result, basketball
was made illegal and nearly all great players were killed in "The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041" (a.k.a "B-Ballnacht"
).
In 2053, another Chaos Dunk rocks Manhattan, killing fifteen million, and the blame falls on Charles, who is believed to be the only human capable of performing the Chaos Dunk. With the help of the Ultimate Hellbane, another outlaw portrayed as a serial killer by the media, Charles escapes his pursuers: the B-Ball Removal Department, led by ex-NBA all-star
Michael Jordan
. Charles follows Ultimate Hellbane through the B-Ball Catacombs to the tomb of LeBron James
, discovering that the Ultimate Hellbane is actually Balthios - the Octoroon great grandson of LeBron James. James contacts Charles from the B-ball dimension, offering him a warning which tells him to "seek the Cyberdwarf."
After Gaben vanishes into the b-ball dimension, Charles and Balthios enter the sewers under Neo New York to find the Cyberdwarf. Shortly after entering, they encounter a cyborg
-- who they discover is Vince Carter
. Carter, now named Vinceborg 2050, reveals that—after he was killed in the Purge, someone had rebuilt him. However, he cannot remember who did it or why, and joins Charles and Balthios hoping to recover this memory. The three find Cyberdwarf in a town called Cesspool X, who assumes that Balthios brought him the wrong Barkley—he wanted Hoopz. Cyberdwarf joins them and they rush to the church, where Balthios took Hoopz before rescuing Charles.
Upon reaching the Church, they find that Jordan had arrived before them, killed the priest Larry Bird
, and is holding Hoopz hostage. When Hoopz approaches the altar of the post-cyberpocalyptic version of God, Clispaeth, Cyberdwarf notes that Hoopz might be "The One." This triggers the return of Vinceborg's memory, and he explains that he was created by the terrorist organization B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. to kill him. Charles, Balthios, and Cyberdwarf try to stop Vinceborg, with Jordan joining with him. Vinceborg and Jordan retreat after being defeated, and Charles, Hoopz, Balthios, and Cyberdwarf return to Cesspool X.
When they arrive, Cyberdwarf suggests that B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. has likely used the "Ultimate B-Ball" (allegedly the basketball used in the film Space Jam
) to absorb the balling skills of five NBA stars, of which Charles Barkley was one) to perform the Chaos Dunk, so they visit the old Spalding
Building in Proto Neo New York—where it is rumored that an extremely powerful basketball was being created before the Purge. The party reaches the sewer ladder leading to Proto Neo New York, but find that Dr. Allard—a cosmetic surgeon profiting off of Cesspool X's citizens—has a guard posted at the ladder, demanding a fee of five thousand neo shekels (the currency of the game) for passage into Proto Neo New York.
Charles refuses the toll and defeats Dr. Allard's guard in combat, and so the party finally reaches Proto Neo New York. While resting, Charles tells Hoopz about Clispaeth
-- who was crucified two thousand years earlier in an event called the "Boston Massacre
", which led to a massive rebellion called the Cyberpocalypse. The discussion is soon interrupted by diabolic laughter; the party rushes into what remains of a large building, where ex-WNBA player Juwanna Mann
has sought shelter. She explains that Proto Neo New York's present state is the fault of the "Ghost Dad
", preventing travel to the Spalding building. Charles has no choice but to defeat the Ghost Dad and lift its curse.
After defeating the Ghost Dad, the party finally reaches the Spalding Building, where they must find two keys to activate an elevator. While searching for the keys, they discover fragments of information regarding the "Hell B-ball" that Spalding was creating. In the process, they learn that Spalding was using highly volatile "slamicite" in the ball, and that Dr. Cosby
-- one of the scientists working on the ball—was concerned about the ethics of creating such a powerful basketball. In a series of flashbacks, it is revealed that even after a test subject performed a mini-chaos dunk using the ball, development continued with the addition of more slamicite. Dr. Cosby later decided to leave the project; however, as he was leaving, a janitor picked up the prototype Hell B-ball to give it to Dr. Cosby, and inadvertently performed another chaos dunk—killing everyone present and turning Dr. Cosby into the Ghost Dad.
When the party finally retrieves the keys and proceeds through the elevator, they encounter Scott Creelman - who fights Charles to test him, and to make sure that he is worthy of wielding the Hell B-ball. After his defeat, he gives Charles the prototype Hell B-ball, explaining that it needs to be recharged with "manufacted jamicite". Before the party can leave, Hoopz collapses suddenly after being shot by a dart. Jordan appears to explain that the dart contained Type 2 Diabetes -- "the type they were never able to cure". He then leaves as quickly as he appeared, explaining that Hoopz will die very soon.
The party travels to Liberty Island
, where the rumored "Yelmirb" being can cure Hoopz's diabetes. After defeating Reginald—ex-member of the "diabetes cult" that worships Yelmirb—the party acquires the keys to the Statue of Liberty
, where they expect to find Yelmirb. However, before they can enter, a sugar-based monster called the "Diabeasty" attacks. After defeating the monster and entering the tower, they discover that Yelmirb is actually Wilford Brimley
-- and that he has the ability to "take a person's diabetes and make it his own"
. He is attached to a massive insulin machine that keeps him alive, but unfortunately, he can only cure one more person before he dies. Charles convinces him to cure Hoopz and places him into the machine.
While Hoopz is in the machine, Vinceborg returns, attempting to kill Hoopz once more. By the time the party defeats Vinceborg, Hoopz is cured, and as Wilford Brimley dies, the party leaves to travel to the outskirts of Neo New York—the location of Cuchulainn's Tomb and the manufacted jamicite. Inside the tomb, the party is forced to split up to activate four switches. Cyberdwarf warns them that Cuchulainn will show each of them the thing they desire most, and if they touch it, Cuchulainn will be freed from his tomb. Each party member, except for Hoopz, encounters Cuchulainn's illusion, and both Cyberdwarf and Balthios avoid touching the objects. Charles, however, fails to resist the illusion and frees Cuchulainn.
After opening the gate, the party regroups and approaches the Jamicite. Charles recharges the Hell B-ball—and through it, feels another basketball calling out to him. While the others wait outside, Charles journeys farther into the tomb and discovers the first basketball, Shimmerglobe. Shimmerglobe teaches Charles a technique called "Double Dribble", allowing him to use both the Hell B-Ball and Shimmerglobe simultaneously. With both basketballs in his possession, Charles leaves the tomb and returns to the group, having everything they need to confront B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. Charles uses the power of the Hell B-Ball and locates B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. on the slave ship, Necron 5.
Using Cyberdwarf's repaired spaceship, they travel to the Necron 5. When aboard, they encounter Vinceborg once again; however, Charles manages to restore his memories of who he once was, and Vinceborg resists his programming long enough to self-destruct. Deeper inside, the party encounters an old basketball court, and Michael Jordan appears to challenge Charles to one final game. They defeat Michael Jordan and finally reach the center of the Necron 5, finding the leader of B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. -- who reveals himself to be Shadow Barkley: a copy of Charles created by the Ultimate B-Ball (after Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes return his talent at the end of Space Jam). He plans to use the Ultimate B-Ball to destroy all life on earth and use Charles's clones to begin a new era of basketball. When he is defeated, he laughs and explains that even if he dies, the machinery on the Necron 5 will trigger the Chaos Dunk and destroy the human race.
Charles tells Cyberdwarf and Balthios to take Hoopz to the escape pods and leave. On the way, Balthios stops to hold off the Monstars and allow Cyberdwarf and Hoopz to escape. With Hoopz safe, Charles tells Shadow Charles that "there's only enough time for one last dunk," and performs a Chaos Dunk—destroying Shadow Charles, the Necron 5, the Ultimate B-ball, and possibly himself and Balthios.
The ending of Chapter 31 shows Cyberdwarf and Hoopz looking out the pod window. Hoopz asks the Cyberdwarf where they're going to go. The Cyberdwarf says he does not know, possibly a new planet.
The screen fades and the credits roll.
game engine, but was later ported to Game Maker 6.1
. Originally the game was planned to be released in both formats, but eventually the latter was chosen due to its increased power and flexibility.
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
RPG
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
developed by Tales of Game's Studios, presented as an unofficial sequel to Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
Barkley Shut Up and Jam!
Barkley Shut Up and Jam! is a 1994 basketball video game for the Super NES, Atari Jaguar, and Sega Mega Drive.-Summary:The video game features former NBA MVP Charles Barkley as he jams and slams in the downtown basketball courts of different NBA cities. The gameplay is similar to NBA Jam...
and Space Jam
Space Jam
Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick...
. It features traditional JRPG
Japanese role-playing games
Japanese role-playing games made their first appearance during the late 1980s. Today, there are hundreds of Japanese-designed games as well as several translated games...
-styled battles and dungeons.
Gameplay
The player controls ex-NBANational Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards...
and a handful of secondary characters. A host of ex- and current NBA players also feature as NPCs
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
.
The game's battle system, dubbed the "B.A.B.B.Y. System," is influenced by many commercial JRPGs. Enemies appear on the game field and may run at the player and attack if the player moves into their line of sight. Once a battle is initiated, each player has a number of attacks and skills they can use. Most attacks require multiple or timed button presses as in the Mario RPG series, and some of the attacks are accuracy-based, dealing more damage for more accurate hits. The characters can also be placed into healing, attack and effect battle roles, depending on their skill set.
Plot
The game takes place in a post-cyberpocalypticApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural...
New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
called "Neo New York", after a "chaos dunk" causes the death of millions.
Twelve years before the game, Charles Barkley, in order to win his first game attended by his then-infant son Hoopz Barkley, performs the first Chaos Dunk—and inadvertently kills almost everyone present. As a result, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
was made illegal and nearly all great players were killed in "The Great B-Ball Purge of 2041" (a.k.a "B-Ballnacht"
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, and also Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, and Novemberpogrome, was a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938.Jewish homes were ransacked, as were shops, towns and...
).
In 2053, another Chaos Dunk rocks Manhattan, killing fifteen million, and the blame falls on Charles, who is believed to be the only human capable of performing the Chaos Dunk. With the help of the Ultimate Hellbane, another outlaw portrayed as a serial killer by the media, Charles escapes his pursuers: the B-Ball Removal Department, led by ex-NBA all-star
NBA All-Star
NBA All-Star may refer to:*NBA All-Star Weekend*NBA All-Star Game*List of NBA All-Stars, players who have been selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game...
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
. Charles follows Ultimate Hellbane through the B-Ball Catacombs to the tomb of LeBron James
LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
, discovering that the Ultimate Hellbane is actually Balthios - the Octoroon great grandson of LeBron James. James contacts Charles from the B-ball dimension, offering him a warning which tells him to "seek the Cyberdwarf."
After Gaben vanishes into the b-ball dimension, Charles and Balthios enter the sewers under Neo New York to find the Cyberdwarf. Shortly after entering, they encounter a cyborg
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
-- who they discover is Vince Carter
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward....
. Carter, now named Vinceborg 2050, reveals that—after he was killed in the Purge, someone had rebuilt him. However, he cannot remember who did it or why, and joins Charles and Balthios hoping to recover this memory. The three find Cyberdwarf in a town called Cesspool X, who assumes that Balthios brought him the wrong Barkley—he wanted Hoopz. Cyberdwarf joins them and they rush to the church, where Balthios took Hoopz before rescuing Charles.
Upon reaching the Church, they find that Jordan had arrived before them, killed the priest Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...
, and is holding Hoopz hostage. When Hoopz approaches the altar of the post-cyberpocalyptic version of God, Clispaeth, Cyberdwarf notes that Hoopz might be "The One." This triggers the return of Vinceborg's memory, and he explains that he was created by the terrorist organization B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. to kill him. Charles, Balthios, and Cyberdwarf try to stop Vinceborg, with Jordan joining with him. Vinceborg and Jordan retreat after being defeated, and Charles, Hoopz, Balthios, and Cyberdwarf return to Cesspool X.
When they arrive, Cyberdwarf suggests that B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. has likely used the "Ultimate B-Ball" (allegedly the basketball used in the film Space Jam
Space Jam
Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick...
) to absorb the balling skills of five NBA stars, of which Charles Barkley was one) to perform the Chaos Dunk, so they visit the old Spalding
Spalding (sports equipment)
Spalding is a sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, Illinois, in 1876 and now headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The company specializes in the production of balls for many sports, but is most-known for its basketballs...
Building in Proto Neo New York—where it is rumored that an extremely powerful basketball was being created before the Purge. The party reaches the sewer ladder leading to Proto Neo New York, but find that Dr. Allard—a cosmetic surgeon profiting off of Cesspool X's citizens—has a guard posted at the ladder, demanding a fee of five thousand neo shekels (the currency of the game) for passage into Proto Neo New York.
Charles refuses the toll and defeats Dr. Allard's guard in combat, and so the party finally reaches Proto Neo New York. While resting, Charles tells Hoopz about Clispaeth
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was a dockworker of Wampanoag and African descent. He was the first person shot to death by British redcoats during the Boston Massacre, in Boston, Massachusetts...
-- who was crucified two thousand years earlier in an event called the "Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, called the Boston Riot by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support...
", which led to a massive rebellion called the Cyberpocalypse. The discussion is soon interrupted by diabolic laughter; the party rushes into what remains of a large building, where ex-WNBA player Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Jesse Vaughan. The movie stars Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jamal Jeffries, a basketball star turned female impersonator after being banned from men's basketball. The film also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans,...
has sought shelter. She explains that Proto Neo New York's present state is the fault of the "Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad
As part of the publicity for the movie, a Ghost Dad novelization written by Mel Cebulash was released the year of the film's debut.-Critical reaction:...
", preventing travel to the Spalding building. Charles has no choice but to defeat the Ghost Dad and lift its curse.
After defeating the Ghost Dad, the party finally reaches the Spalding Building, where they must find two keys to activate an elevator. While searching for the keys, they discover fragments of information regarding the "Hell B-ball" that Spalding was creating. In the process, they learn that Spalding was using highly volatile "slamicite" in the ball, and that Dr. Cosby
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
-- one of the scientists working on the ball—was concerned about the ethics of creating such a powerful basketball. In a series of flashbacks, it is revealed that even after a test subject performed a mini-chaos dunk using the ball, development continued with the addition of more slamicite. Dr. Cosby later decided to leave the project; however, as he was leaving, a janitor picked up the prototype Hell B-ball to give it to Dr. Cosby, and inadvertently performed another chaos dunk—killing everyone present and turning Dr. Cosby into the Ghost Dad.
When the party finally retrieves the keys and proceeds through the elevator, they encounter Scott Creelman - who fights Charles to test him, and to make sure that he is worthy of wielding the Hell B-ball. After his defeat, he gives Charles the prototype Hell B-ball, explaining that it needs to be recharged with "manufacted jamicite". Before the party can leave, Hoopz collapses suddenly after being shot by a dart. Jordan appears to explain that the dart contained Type 2 Diabetes -- "the type they were never able to cure". He then leaves as quickly as he appeared, explaining that Hoopz will die very soon.
The party travels to Liberty Island
Liberty Island
Liberty Island is a small uninhabited island in New York Harbor in the United States, best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty. Though so called since the turn of the century, the name did not become official until 1956. In 1937, by proclamation 2250, President Franklin D...
, where the rumored "Yelmirb" being can cure Hoopz's diabetes. After defeating Reginald—ex-member of the "diabetes cult" that worships Yelmirb—the party acquires the keys to the Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
, where they expect to find Yelmirb. However, before they can enter, a sugar-based monster called the "Diabeasty" attacks. After defeating the monster and entering the tower, they discover that Yelmirb is actually Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley
Allen Wilford Brimley is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Thing and The Firm. He had a recurring role on the 1970s television series The Waltons...
-- and that he has the ability to "take a person's diabetes and make it his own"
The Green Mile (film)
The Green Mile is a 1999 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name...
. He is attached to a massive insulin machine that keeps him alive, but unfortunately, he can only cure one more person before he dies. Charles convinces him to cure Hoopz and places him into the machine.
While Hoopz is in the machine, Vinceborg returns, attempting to kill Hoopz once more. By the time the party defeats Vinceborg, Hoopz is cured, and as Wilford Brimley dies, the party leaves to travel to the outskirts of Neo New York—the location of Cuchulainn's Tomb and the manufacted jamicite. Inside the tomb, the party is forced to split up to activate four switches. Cyberdwarf warns them that Cuchulainn will show each of them the thing they desire most, and if they touch it, Cuchulainn will be freed from his tomb. Each party member, except for Hoopz, encounters Cuchulainn's illusion, and both Cyberdwarf and Balthios avoid touching the objects. Charles, however, fails to resist the illusion and frees Cuchulainn.
After opening the gate, the party regroups and approaches the Jamicite. Charles recharges the Hell B-ball—and through it, feels another basketball calling out to him. While the others wait outside, Charles journeys farther into the tomb and discovers the first basketball, Shimmerglobe. Shimmerglobe teaches Charles a technique called "Double Dribble", allowing him to use both the Hell B-Ball and Shimmerglobe simultaneously. With both basketballs in his possession, Charles leaves the tomb and returns to the group, having everything they need to confront B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. Charles uses the power of the Hell B-Ball and locates B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. on the slave ship, Necron 5.
Using Cyberdwarf's repaired spaceship, they travel to the Necron 5. When aboard, they encounter Vinceborg once again; however, Charles manages to restore his memories of who he once was, and Vinceborg resists his programming long enough to self-destruct. Deeper inside, the party encounters an old basketball court, and Michael Jordan appears to challenge Charles to one final game. They defeat Michael Jordan and finally reach the center of the Necron 5, finding the leader of B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S. -- who reveals himself to be Shadow Barkley: a copy of Charles created by the Ultimate B-Ball (after Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes return his talent at the end of Space Jam). He plans to use the Ultimate B-Ball to destroy all life on earth and use Charles's clones to begin a new era of basketball. When he is defeated, he laughs and explains that even if he dies, the machinery on the Necron 5 will trigger the Chaos Dunk and destroy the human race.
Charles tells Cyberdwarf and Balthios to take Hoopz to the escape pods and leave. On the way, Balthios stops to hold off the Monstars and allow Cyberdwarf and Hoopz to escape. With Hoopz safe, Charles tells Shadow Charles that "there's only enough time for one last dunk," and performs a Chaos Dunk—destroying Shadow Charles, the Necron 5, the Ultimate B-ball, and possibly himself and Balthios.
The ending of Chapter 31 shows Cyberdwarf and Hoopz looking out the pod window. Hoopz asks the Cyberdwarf where they're going to go. The Cyberdwarf says he does not know, possibly a new planet.
The screen fades and the credits roll.
Development
Barkley was developed by Tales of Game's Studios, a group of several members from an amateur game development forum. Key members Chef Boyardee, bort, GZ, and Drule all had a hand in the development of the game, with other, more minor contributions being made by several others. The game was first developed on the RPG Maker 2003RPG Maker 2003
RPG Maker 2003 is the third in the series of programs for the development of Role-Playing Games, developed by the Japanese group ASCII...
game engine, but was later ported to Game Maker 6.1
Game Maker
GameMaker is a Windows and Mac IDE originally developed by Mark Overmars in the Delphi programming language. It is currently developed and published by YoYo Games, a software company in which Overmars is involved...
. Originally the game was planned to be released in both formats, but eventually the latter was chosen due to its increased power and flexibility.
External links
- Official site
- Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden on GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
- GamesRadar article
- GameSpot profile