Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

[Bogusoid]

In late 2009 I discovered and played a fantastic little freeware RPG by an independent group called Tales of Game's Studios. The name of this satirical masterpiece? Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. The game is set in the year 2053 and tells the story of the aging Charles Barkley as he tries to come to terms with the way he destroyed b-ball twelve years prior and his quest for redemption.

He is joined by his twelve-year-old son, Hoopz, an octoroon zaubermancer named Balthios, and a cyberdwarf from outer space who has b-ball skin as the result of an emergency skin graft. If this exposition is not enough for you, just watch the official trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1cOvZ3nS8

You can download the game here: http://www.talesofgames.com/barkley/ Be warned, the full game contains naughty language and turrible situations.

[Bogusoid]

Oh, I forgot to mention - there are four points in the game where you will be given a moral dilemma, usually whether or not to give something to someone needy. If you play the jerk and withhold, or side with oppressors every time, you can visit the developers in Hell by dying once, then be returned to the normal game.

[Bogusoid]

I'm thinking about making a Charles Barkley custom heavily inspired by this game, but I need to find a figure for him first. Darn, if only there was an NBA All Stars miniatures game!

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How does this only have 69 views in two months? How can you not see "Barkley" and "Gaiden" in the same title and not be on the edge of your seat with curiosity? For the good of mankind I will bump this thread until someone plays it and acknowledges that he/she did so. You will thank me later.

EDIT: Oh crap, my brothers. Upon further inspection it appears that the Tales of Game's Studios website is down! I never anticipated this... where could it have gone? I urge you to Google an alternate download source, surely someone has mirrored the game.