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There isn’t that much extra exploration, but there is quite a bit of text to read from different NPC characters that you can go and talk to. Liam: Five to seven hours, depending on what you do. I’ve made all sorts of little games that never got past like 15 minutes of playability, so going into this one was never really the thought of finishing it, but I think it was just easy and fun to make, so we did?ī/R: How long of a game is it? How long does it take to play through? He made the first couple rooms of it and said, “Hey, do you want to help me with it?” and I said “Sure.” Started writing people and making maps and stuff and it just kind of continued from there. Adding “Gaiden” to the end is like a video game “thing,” and I think we were just messing around, pretty much. I mean, “ Barkley, Shut Up and Jam” is just a great title.

Liam: Eric pretty much just asked me if I wanted to help. I guess that’s what the beauty of Barkley is, is that it totally owns its own atrociousness.ī/R: What was the inspiration behind making the first Barkley game? I guess you sort of have to embrace it being so bad. No matter what your ideas are, it’s going to suck. Liam Raum: It’s sort of a necessity, I guess, because your first game is going to be bad, regardless. Brian and Liam recently took time out of their busy lives as budding game developers to talk about their odes to the Round Mound of Rebound, their love of "sci-fi basketball" and more.īleacher Report: Did that love for bad games have anything to do with you guys making games? And, like any strong opening act, the Raums' Barkley game will soon have a sequel, on which ToG is currently hard at work after a successful Kickstarter campaign in December 2012.