The influence of the streetball setting has also resulted in a rougher style of gameplay. In that respect, it’s quite similar in concept to Michael Jordan in Flight. Charles Barkley is the only real player, with the rest of the roster comprising of fictional streetballers. However, the game differs from NBA Jam in that it features a streetball setting, with unnamed squads from various US cities. There are minimal rules, and the ball can’t go out of bounds.
It’s two-on-two basketball from a horizontal, broadcast-style camera angle, with exaggerated dunks and fast, simplified gameplay. Since today is Charles Barkley’s 56th Birthday, I’m profiling an NBA Jam clone that he endorsed: the more aggressively titled Barkley Shut Up and Jam! It’s a game that you may be familiar with if you grew up in the 90s, but does it hold up as the original NBA Jam games do? Let’s take a look back…way back…ĭeveloped by Accolade and released for both the Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis in 1994, Barkley Shut Up and Jam utilises a familiar approach to its arcade-oriented gameplay.
Others fell well short of replicating the fun arcade basketball action that NBA Jam pioneered. None have matched the games that inspired them, but a few have been solid in their own right. These NBA Jam-style games have varied in quality. In basketball gaming, few titles have had the same impact as NBA Jam, and the game that defined the subgenre of arcade hoops has inspired many imitators over the years. This phenomenon occurs quite often in video gaming, whenever a revolutionary title bursts onto the scene. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but from the standpoint of a consumer, it usually leaves us with a marketplace full of knock-off products that don’t match the original in quality. Whenever someone or something is successful, you can be certain that a bunch of imitators will spring up. This week, I’m taking a look back at Barkley Shut Up and Jam (officially titled Barkley Shut Up and Jam!). You’ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia.
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