Nearly one year ago, I made mention in Late Night Consoling (RIP) of an indie RPG enticingly entitled Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, then announced as the first chapter in the Hoopz Barkley SaGa.

The release of that game has finally come. Bear witness to Barkley.

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We're hoping to get it up on FileShack soon, if we can get permission, but for now you can check out the game's official announcement and download from a few mirrors. Just check out these scintillating bullet points:

• Incredible B.A.B.B.Y. System gives complete control over your combat actions.

• Easter eggs galore in BSU&J:G!

• One of the first games to fully utilize DirectX 10 (comparison: DX9, DX10)

• Game fully playable in both English and Al Bhed.

• Riveting story: see the Post-Cyberpocalypse like you've never seen it before.

• Soundtrack composed by Nobuo Uematsu exclusively for BSU&J:G!

• Block paragraphs about basketball monsters.