Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Jay progress update: new enhanced down special! Doing a DP forward (623) input during the move causes Smooth Criminal to perform a rising uppercut. This move leaves Jay in Spirit ON and in Remote mode, allowing him to follow up with oki from almost anywhere on screen! 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Gave Jay's Spirit ON Up Special a new WIP sprite! Smooth Criminal strikes a pose, hitting the opponent high up in the air. This move can't normally hit grounded opponents, making it juggle/anti-air only, though it gives hefty meterless juggles! 000
Reposted by Ryland KealeyCooking Fist @cookingfist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Cooking Fists Beta is live right now on steam for the weekend! Go out there and add some fighting game magic to the kitchen! store.steampowered.com/app/3941360/... #fgc #indiedev 03215
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Back again with a new enhanced special for Jay! His Spirit ON Down Special can be enhanced with a quarter circle back input. Doing so will cause Smooth Criminal to throw a powered-up hat (temp art) that spins in place and hits 7 times. This move is great for lockdown and space control. 010
Reposted by Ryland KealeyLordBento @lordbento.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Posting combos from fighting games for everyday of 2026 | DAY 204 - Knockout Arcade (Hey, this game's pretty good. Really like the pixel art and the overall game feel.) 132
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Sorry for the absence, work's been ramping up. Back with some new enhancers for Jay's Spirit ON Side Special. Reverse-Quarter-Circle-Forward (632) is an overhead that floorbounces, and Reverse-Quarter-Circle-Back (412) is a low that gives a hard knockdown. 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Today I reworked Jay's Enhanced Neutral Special (5.S > 236). Smooth Criminal now comes out and performs a roundhouse kick, allowing for additional follow ups. If the opponent is grounded, it launches them far away, so it's better to use it in juggles/anti-airs. 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026A new patch for KNOCKOUT ARCADE is now live! A bunch of bugs have been fixed and changes have been made to Jay and Beverly's movesets! Try it out now with the Steam demo! store.steampowered.com/app/4752890/... 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Been busy the last 2 days after work, so only had time for some small bug fixes. That said, there will be a patch tomorrow night with all of these fixes along with some small tweaks to Beverly and Jay! 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026More progress, this time on Jay's Spirit ON down special. It now creates a small hat that travels in an upwards arc. The Enhanced version will create a stationary projectile that locks down the opponent. 000
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Getting to work on Jay this week, about time to change up his Spirit ON Specials! Today I replaced his old side special with a dash punch. This makes it easier to enter Remote Mode, and gives Jay more mid-long screen presence. 010
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Bit of a slow weekend, but I managed to allow Beverly's super to change colors depending on which palette she's selected! I plan to start working on Jay's spirit next week, so stay tuned! 001
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Small updates today after work, mostly bug fixes from things found at EVO. Also made throws slightly stronger by reducing the throw protection amount, since I felt it was difficult to open people up by throwing them. Anyway, here's a 420 combo with Russel! 001
Ryland Kealey @jazzboy-koa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I'm not so good with introductions, but hey everyone! I'm the developer of KNOCKOUT ARCADE, a stylish 2D pixel art fighting game. Recently exhibited at EVO and I thought now would be a good time to start posting updates here. I'll try to post updates here daily, but they may not be all interesting. 061