<s>
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
on	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
former	O
NBA	O
MVP	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
prominently	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
but	O
closely	O
following	O
the	O
rules	O
seen	O
in	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
players	O
compete	O
with	O
either	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
matches	O
across	O
various	O
cities	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
known	O
as	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
Basketball	B-Application
during	O
development	O
and	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
and	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Den'Z	O
and	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
mixed	O
but	O
positive	O
reception	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
lackluster	O
animations	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
also	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
were	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
two-on-two	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
former	O
NBA	O
MVP	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
fifteen	O
fictitious	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
in	O
a	O
progressive	O
series	O
of	O
matches	O
on	O
outdoor	O
courts	O
across	O
different	O
cities	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
indoor	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
a	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
aggressive	O
pace	O
by	O
containing	O
less	O
basketball	B-Application
play	O
regulations	O
and	O
never	O
penalizing	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
which	O
emulates	O
the	O
looser	O
and	O
rougher	O
nature	O
of	O
casual	O
,	O
urban	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
players	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
turbo	O
function	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
move	O
faster	O
and	O
steal	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
not	O
control	O
their	O
teammate	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
instead	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
major	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
besides	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
while	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	O
Team	O
Player	O
and	O
Super	O
Multitap	O
adapters	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
on	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
by	O
Accolade	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Tectoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Den'Z	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Barkley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Dunk	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lastly	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
on	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1993	O
,	O
Accolade	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
then-recently	O
released	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
licensed	O
five	O
titles	O
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
to	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
later	O
showcased	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
WCES	O
'	O
95	O
,	O
featuring	O
redrawn	O
sprites	O
and	O
digitized	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Q2	O
1995	O
release	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
rescheduled	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
previewed	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
magazine	O
in	O
their	O
supplementary	O
issue	O
from	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
now	O
featuring	O
digitized	O
sprites	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
hand-drawn	O
sprites	O
from	O
both	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
1995	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
the	O
patents	O
and	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
into	O
public	O
domain	O
and	O
declared	O
the	O
system	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
platform	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
doors	O
for	O
homebrew	O
development	O
and	O
allowing	O
independent	O
publisher	O
and	O
developers	O
to	O
release	O
unfinished	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
life	O
cycle	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
digitized	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
and	O
sprites	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
,	O
modes	O
,	O
stages	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
roster	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Charles	O
Barkley	O
)	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unique	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
Pong	B-Application
minigame	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
loading	O
screen	O
after	O
selecting	O
a	O
court	O
to	O
play	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
compressed	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
took	O
a	O
stance	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
responsive	O
and	O
tight	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
roster	O
,	O
when	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
foil	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
out	O
already	O
and	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
characters	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
surreal	O
role-playing	O
indie	O
fangame	B-Application
under	O
the	O
misleading	O
title	O
Barkley	B-Application
,	I-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
sequel	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Barkley	B-Application
Shut	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Space	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
coverage	O
by	O
several	O
gaming	O
journalism	O
sites	O
and	O
its	O
novel	O
premise	O
,	O
Shut	B-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
and	O
its	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
have	O
dwarfed	O
the	O
official	O
series	O
by	O
Accolade	O
in	O
both	O
popularity	O
and	O
relevance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piko	O
Interactive	O
later	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
and	O
re-released	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
handheld	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
Hoops	O
Shut	B-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
and	O
Hoops	O
Shut	B-Application
Up	I-Application
and	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
2	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
