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Wait, is this game finally coming out? I played the demo sometime ago and thought it was awesome.

Ive been playing this game for a few days now. It's got a pretty neat style. The basketball storyline, and the game's persistant referal to the events of Space Jam as real history are awesome, but a lot of the extra dialogue is a bit tiring. Combat system is fun though.

Did that trailer really say "Tales of Game's"?

Ooh, bad apostrophes make me mad.

Wow... this game is neo-tastic... because it's in neo new york... get it?

That was excellent, may I have another? :D

Wow... this game is neo-tastic.. because it's in Neo New York.. get it?... neo-... nevermind...

@EwilTwin: You sir, are full of wit. Among other things...

@phinehas: Wait... This isn't a joke?

Oh holy crap.

Is.. Is this real? No, you're lying to me, right?
This isn't true! That's impossible!

I dont get it...I really dont get it. Being English I dont even know who this Barkley fellow is.

Charles Barkley was huge name in US Basketball in the 90s...He and Michael Jordan dominated the sport.

"Back for more, Barkuri?"

Oh man, this isn't just awesome. This is neo-awesome!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

If this game is not real, is not available one day, my heart will break.

This game needs to be released.

@phinehas:

It's actually been released, too.
[forums.selectbutton.net]
Download links and other randomness in there.

It seems to have a surprising amount of polish for what I was expecting. Granted, I've only played for about an hour or so off and on, but so far rather lives up to the bar set by the trailer.

This game totally needs to be released. On Sega Genesis. AWesome.

I am a Nigerian prince from the future overthrown by a vicious military coup d'état. I have a MILLION neo-shekels and only you can help me get them out of the country.

Now, if you would kindly give me your credit card and bank account numbers, as well as power of attorney, I will make you filthy rich with my neo-shekels.

-1 for the sole fact that the gameplay takes place at 2:00's into the video.

Otherwise... WTF!?!?

Ha ha ha!

"If you can't slam with the best you can jam with the rest!"

Great send-up of 16 bit rpgs. Too bad Barkley doesn't say '...' at all though.

uh this game is out. The link is on the Youtube site this trailer is on - talesofgames.com

The game is neo awesome. It's very well put together with a lot of surprises along the way.

The also have a Diary of Anne Frank platformer, worth checking out.

Cancel my gaming plans for the rest of 2008, I will be busy pwning Shut Up & Jam: Gaiden m(_ _)m

Tales of Game's? Game's? Game's what!?

@EwilTwin: Good job rewriting it and looking like an idiot.

I noticed some backgrounds ripped from the original Wild Arms, among others. Still, totally awesome.

My inner grammar nazi also wants to say something about the name of their "company", but I think I'll just let it go this time. THIS TIME.

@Anthropomancer: I appreciate you trying, but it's useless. There are a ton of people these days who add an apostrophe to every plural word, nor do they know that "its" exists without an apostrophe.

Does anybody remember the game "Shaq Fu" for the genesis?

[en.wikipedia.org]

Its these games that I look forward to every decade or so.

@WalletMan: "Its" without an apostrophe? Ridiculous! What next? Are you going to tell that "there", "their" and "they're" mean three different things? Tsk...

WOW... Ecto-cooler. I can't believe I just saw that reference. I remember kids having that in their lunches back in like...1989. For those who don't remember or weren't born yet- it was a ghostbuster's themed drink box from Hi-C. I used to freeze mine in the freezer and eat it like a slushie. Ok... I don't know why I thought that was interesting enough to share...

Eats, shoots and leaves.

I am one of the guys who made this game. Can you please put a link to the game in the post? It's out and fully playable and everything, so I'd really appreciate that.

[www.gamingw.net]

There's the link.

[talesofgames.gamingw.net]

That's the direct download.

In a post apocalyptic future i would put my money on Charles Barkley saving us all too.

I think this trailer (or one like it) has been around forever. Still, absolutely hilarious. Hoopz! I hope it really does come out, I about died laughing the first time I saw this. Finally, a game for those of us who love basketball, 16 bit video games, and ridiculous jokes.

Dudes, this is for real. You can download it here
[www.gamingw.net]
Oh, DL just finished. I'll report back on how neoawesome it is.

remember kids, he is not a role model

is Manute Bol joining the fight at any time?

"zZz....b-ball...zZZ...."

Perfect reference to every old school FF game.

@PaddyStardust: Dude, seriously, your loss. The Round Mound of Rebound is king.

w00t! Available for download at [www.talesofgames.com] (click on the first link, then look about halfway through the forum post.

Love a game with a sense of humor, and especially one that lampoons the games I spent my younger years playing nonstop.

@jwrose: you get tons of props from me for remembering the cooler

@Pancho_Villasan:
Yeah, I remember Shaq Fu. We'd spend whole afternoons playing it over my cousin's house when we were kids xD
I laughed my ass off through this entire trailer, this is a definite download for me.

lol, almost a year (missed it by one day) after Kotaku first posted about it we finally get the trailer. And it's every bit as awsome as I thought it would be!

Wow some of you are gullable hehe! I'm sure Barkley would allow his name and likeness to be used in a game that uses that kind of language. Also why would it need Nvidia? Look at it, hehe!

Wait, I think this trailer and game have been out for over a week, around the 23rd. So by finally, you mean on Kotaku? :)

[www.joystiq.com]

Is that Darth Vader in the party (around 4:38)? Sweet!

@Ampillion : Now with 50% more LJ gaming blog.: Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

@WalletMan:

Good job making a post lacking in both contributiveness and humorousity.

*puts away Neo-Dictionary*

You know there's a lag in comments sometimes, right? Well, not everyone does. Congrats tho, maybe if you pwn one more n00b an angel will get it's wings?

I suddenly find myself wondering how the word "jam" became so associated with basketball back in the 90s. It sounds so awkward now.

I hope it's as impossibly hard as Shut up and Jam 2 - the game that doesn't let you get past the first match up... ever.

This is wicked. Now tack on motion controls for the Wii.

Wow, quick time events!! Hehe. It looks like it's built off of the FF6 engine... wonder how it really was created?

Heh, I gotta give this a shot. Saw an area from the original Wild Arms. That made me cry.

@ChefBoyardee: Wait... Beefaroni AND this? You sir, are a Renaissance man. Mario has nothing on you.

Get me this for my DS and I'll never touch Phantom Hourglass again.

The question is.. will Godzilla make an appearance and finally get a rematch of the infamous Barkley vs Godzilla 1on1?

There is lots of gambling in this game and Wilt Chamberlain owns the locale brothel.

So.... freakin'.... COOOOOL!!!! I have got to play this game! RPGMaker FTW!!!

I can't be certain, but it looks like this was made with RPG Maker.

if(so)win; love(I,RPGMaker);

@DelDeadeyes: Woah woah woah. Lets not get carried away here. I like the round mound o' rebound, but he was no where near mj in terms of "dominating basketball". He was just one of the elite players of his time.

GOTY? No
GOTD? No
GOTC? No
GOTM? YES!

No game this millennium will ever come close to the magic of seeing the round mound of rebound slamming like the best and jamming with the rest.