The music is similar in style, consisting of well-done 32-bit chiptune pieces.
In fact, many of the backgrounds are lifted from old SNES games, and, while they’re not original, they do give the game a very nostalgic quality while capitalizing on some of the best graphics from videogame history. If you grew up playing SNES RPGs, or have played any of the recent ports of old games like Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger, this game should look and feel very familiar to you. After this, Charles’ life is quickly thrown into disarray, and the player finds himself fending off attacks from monsters mutated by negative b-ball energies as Charles journeys throughout Neo New York looking for answers. Once the game starts, the player is treated to a voiceover from none other than Sir Charles himself, the angst and remorse in his voice palpable as he describes the changes he has wrought upon the world. The title screen, a gloriously 32-bit rendering of Barkley and his compatriots, is presented along with a remix of the Space Jam theme, with quotes from the game flashing along the bottom (one of the phrases, “You don’t need a reason to help people,” is taken directly from the opening of Final Fantasy IX). If, on the other hand, the opening paragraph piqued your interest, then you’re in for a treat.īSU&J:G is a game that’s been lovingly crafted as an homage/parody to old-school RPGs, ’90s pop culture, and, of course, Space Jam. group and enduring constant hounding from Michael Jordan, now head of the government’s anti-basketball gestapo.ĭid any part of the introduction not sound incredible and/or hilarious to you? If so, I’m going to assume you’ve come to GameCola by mistake, seeing as a sense of humor is sort of a prerequisite for enjoying what we do here. Now, Charles struggles to make a living in the Post-Cyberpocalypse while dodging terrorist attacks from the shadowy B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S.
Twelve years earlier he performed the ultimate b-ball jam, the Chaos Dunk, a slam so powerful it killed millions and caused b-ball to be outlawed and all b-ballers to be persecuted. The year is 2053, and Barkley, who now lives in the ruins of Neo New York with his son Hoopz, has been deprived of his beloved basketball.
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa (BSU&J:G) by Tales of Game’s Studios is exactly what you’d think a retro-style RPG about Charles Barkley set in a dystopian future after the events of Space Jam would be: awesome.
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