▁Un like ▁NBA ▁Jam , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁not ▁control ▁their ▁team mate , ▁who ▁is ▁instead ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁computer . ▁A ▁stable ▁mechan ic ▁in ▁B ark ley ▁is ▁that ▁your ▁oppon ents ▁have ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁chance ▁of ▁performing ▁a ▁difficult ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁seconds ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁scoring ▁their ▁team ▁three ▁of ▁four ▁points , ▁if ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁ball ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁requiring ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁plan ▁around ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁match ▁is ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁single - player ▁game ▁mode , ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁series ▁mode ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁tournament ▁mode ▁that ▁allows ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁players . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁no ▁save ▁feature ▁and ▁util izes ▁a ▁password ▁system ▁to ▁keep ▁progress ▁through ▁tournament ▁mode . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁major ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁and ▁Super ▁N ES ▁versions ▁besides ▁graphics ▁and ▁sound , ▁while ▁each ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁features ▁support ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁players ▁with ▁the ▁S ega ▁Team ▁Player ▁and ▁Super ▁Mult it ap ▁ad ap ters ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁release ▁ ▁B ark ley ▁Sh ut ▁Up ▁and ▁Jam ! ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁S ega ▁Gen esis ▁on ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁Europe ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁Acc ol ade , ▁in ▁addition ▁being ▁released ▁in ▁Brazil ▁by ▁T ect oy . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁port ed ▁to ▁the ▁Super ▁N intendo ▁in