History VideoGame / BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden

The game's plot follows Charles Barkley (as in, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer the actual real Charles Barkley]]) on a quest to save the world from the nefarious actions of B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S., a terrorist organization with sinister plans in mind. But in a world as dystopic and dark as this, is anything really worth saving?

** There's also the WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}mono, which can only be gained by siding with the Duergar in the Chup Mines.

However, this wasn't the last people have heard of the series, as in 2023, out of nowhere, an alternate sequel for the game was released, titled "Barkley Gaiden
: The Son Of Dark Draker: Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Gaiden Episode 1".

It's TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture {{in a world}} where [[ExtremeSportsPlot basketball]] is SeriousBusiness. The sport has been outlawed and the world's ballers have been hunted down and killed after a forbidden technique known as a Chaos Dunk killed millions.

It's TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture {{in a world}} where [[ExtremeSportsPlot basketball is]] SeriousBusiness. The sport has been outlawed and the world's ballers have been hunted down and killed after a forbidden technique known as a Chaos Dunk killed millions.

It's TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture {{in a world}} where basketball is SeriousBusiness. The sport has been outlawed and the world's ballers have been hunted down and killed after a forbidden technique known as a Chaos Dunk killed millions.

* BonusBoss: There's several optional bosses you can fight, some of them including the Ghastly Darklord and Kevin Garnett.

* AllInARow: Your party behaves this way.

* LongTitle:
** The first game: "Tales of Game's presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley [=SaGa=]".
** The sequel: "The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 - Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie - Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley [=SaGa=]".

** Cuchullain appears in the sequel's name, but considering that is only mentioned in the credit's and the LongTitle most people would see it as a joke.

The game's plot follows Charles Barkley (as in, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer the actual real Charles Barkely]]) on a quest to save the world from the nefarious actions of B.L.O.O.D.M.O.S.E.S., a terrorist organization with sinister plans in mind. But in a world as dystopic and dark as this, is anything really worth saving?

A freeware {{RPG}} by Tales of Game's (sic), and a purported sequel to ''Barkley Shut Up And Jam''.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: [[spoiler:Shadow Barkley's true form is... Charles's head on Diablo from ''VideoGame/PrimalRage''.]]

A sequel, titled ''The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 - Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie - Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley [=SaGa=]'' (colloquially called ''[[VideoGame/Barkley2CurseOfCuchulainn Barkley 2: Curse of Cuchulainn]]'') has been confirmed, with a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesofgames/barkley-2-an-rpg-sequel-to-barkley-shut-up-and-jam Kickstarter]] that has successfully met its goal. Taking place in 666X, the game tells the story of the amnesiac cyborg [=X114JAM9=] as he searches for the Cyberdwarf in his quest to to learn who he is. In 2021,after a TroubledProduction, the lone remaining developer Paperjack, [[https://talesofgames.itch.io/barkley-2/devlog/262720/the-future-of-barkley-2 released what was already made for the game to open source and effectively cancelled the project.]]

A freeware {{RPG}} by Tales of Game's (sic), and a purported sequel to ''VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJam''.

* ArbitraryGunPower

* CharacterLevel: in the game's universe your "aspiring" to reach higher levels.

* ContinuityNod: The protagonist of ''Barkley 2'', who doesn't remember who he is, calls himself [=X114JAM9=], after an error message. In the original, Vinceborg cites error [=X114JAM9=] in association with him not remembering his purpose.
* CrystalDragonJesus: The people of the world worship an entity known as Clispaeth, who is actually based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispus_Attucks Crispus Attucks,]] the first man killed in the Boston Massacre. In this world however, Clispaeth Ryuji Atucks was a freedom fighter who led the rebellion against the British Empire.

* EasterEgg: Jordan's theme is [[spoiler:Sweet Georgia Brown]], just in a minor key and played slowly on a synthesizer. (Opening the file in a media player will reveal that its title is [[spoiler:"Hilarious Georgia Brown"]].)

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: athletic supporters provide overall support...[[spoiler:for your athletics.]]

* GenreShift: ''Barkley 2'', unlike the previous game, is an open-world ActionRPG.

** Jordan has his own in the form of [[spoiler:Sweet Georgia Brown]], which is lampshaded repeatedly before the battle.

* OldSaveBonus: As a result of a Kickstarter stretch goal being reached, saves from the first game can be brought over to the second.

* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Barkley touches the Incan gold in Cuchulainn's Tomb]]... and it is never mentioned again. Perhaps we'll see the results in Chapter 2.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Parodied with Clispaeth, whose name is a "Western name converted into katakana and then back"-esque corruption of "Crispus" (specifically, [[HistoricDomainCharacter Crispus Attucks]]).

** The b-ball ranch lets you feed and train a b-ball, so you probably get the b-ball as weapon right? [[spoiler: No you don't. It's useless.]]

* {{Smurfing}}: This game takes the amount of words or phrases that can have "b-ball" appended to them Uup to eleven.

* {{Smurfing}}: This game takes the amount of words or phrases that can have "b-ball" appended to them UpToEleven.

* AntidoteEffect: Averted; healing items work by percents instead of fixed numbers. You'll still want to buy the all-purpose StatusEffects cure instead of the individual status medicine, though.

* {{Running Gag}}:
** Diabetes is used not only as a StatusEffect corresponding to poison, it's also mentioned off-hand several times [[spoiler:and becomes a major plot point later on.]]

* AntiGrinding: [[ActuallyFourMooks Wandering enemies]] don't respawn, [[GoodBadBugs except in one area]] that gets visited twice. Oh, and some enemies DO respawn if you exit the game and reload it; in the Spalding Building, for example.
* AntiHero: Barkley constantly switches between [[Analysis/AntiHero Disney Anti-Hero and Pragmatic Anti-Hero.]] throughout the game.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Barkley quotes Revelations 22:13 before [[spoiler: performing the chaos dunk on Shadow Barkley.]] Even though the situation is incredibly goofy, the use of scripture nicely compliments the emotion of the scene.

** Diabetes is used not only as a {{Standard Status Effect}} corresponding to poison, it's also mentioned off-hand several times [[spoiler:and becomes a major plot point later on.]]

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: [[GratuitousGerman Zaubers are not a typo for sabers]]! It's never explained what a zauber really is, but if we go by the game and the sprites, it's a CoolSword that gives you ElementalPowers, [[RuleOfFunny even snail powers!]]
* InformedAbility: Barkley can supposedly perform the Verboten Jam and the Chaos Dunk, but never actually does it during gameplay. Justified, given what the Chaos Dunk [[WeaponOfMassDestruction does]]; he simply refuses to use it unless absolutely necessary, [[spoiler:which he does to finish off Shadow Barkley at the end of the game. On that note, Shadow Barkley]] does use the Verboten Jam against you when you fight him, not having Barkley's qualms about its use. It is a OneHitKill on anyone it hits regardless of equipment or stats, making it [[GameplayandStoryIntegration actually as powerful as you are told]].

* AntidoteEffect: Averted; healing items work by percents instead of fixed numbers. You'll still want to buy the all-purpose StandardStatusEffect cure instead of the individual status medicine, though.

* StandardStatusEffects: With very non-standard names, including Bamboozled, Fouled (Stun), Diabetes (Poison) and Glaucoma (Blind).

** The "asperger" status effect is a lie. The character just moves randomly but can fight with no problems. Experienced players would think that is the same as [[StandardStatusEffects confusion]] and try to heal it fast as possible. They might also interpret the description in the guide as some kind of charisma debuff, but there is no charisma stat in the game, nor any conversations that aren't entirely scripted.

* AfterTheEnd: Specifically, After The End of The Revolutionary War.

The full title is ''Tales of Game's Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}''. And remember: If you can't slam with the best, [[http://talesofgames.com/barkley/ then jam with the rest.]]

A sequel, titled ''The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 - Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie - Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley [=SaGa=]'' (colloquially called ''[[VideoGame/Barkley2CurseOfCuchulainn Barkley 2: Curse of Cuchulainn]]'') has been confirmed, with a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesofgames/barkley-2-an-rpg-sequel-to-barkley-shut-up-and-jam/ Kickstarter]] that has successfully met its goal. Taking place in 666X, the game tells the story of the amnesiac cyborg [=X114JAM9=] as he searches for the Cyberdwarf in his quest to to learn who he is. In 2021,after a TroubledProduction, the lone remaining developer Paperjack, [[https://talesofgames.itch.io/barkley-2/devlog/262720/the-future-of-barkley-2 released what was already made for the game to open source and effectively cancelled the project.]]

** [[spoiler: Barkley sees... a pile of gold. Not only that desire is extremely out of character, but he also falls for the trap!]]