Brutal Justice

Devlog

• The sentencing guidelines finally catch up
  September 30, 2026 by Raster Wizards#brutal-justice, #raster-wizards, #beat-em-up, #neo-geo, #homebrew

  Last week ended with a punch combination whose name was ahead of its sentencing guidelines. This week the rest of the courtroom turned up: new moves, a great deal of new art from Tenshu, and a proper... Continue reading

  
• Four fists, one verdict, and a very stubborn lamppost
  September 30, 2026 by Raster Wizards

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  #brutal-justice, #raster-wizards, #neo-geo, #beat-em-up, #homebrew

  Last week I taught the emulator to take orders. This week I made it play Brutal Justice and report back, which is how I discovered that several hardened criminals were being held at bay by a lamppost... Continue reading

  
• They hit back now, and the Neo Geo was running at half speed
  September 15, 2026 by Raster Wizards#beat-em-up, #brutal-justice, #homebrew, #neo-geo, #raster-wizards

  Last week ended with a man practising alone in an empty street, and a promise of enemies. This week they arrived, they learned to hit back, and they brought their blood with them. It was also the week... Continue reading

  
• A level editor, player two, a rifle behind the clock, and I already ran out of sprites?
  August 30, 2026 by Raster Wizards#beat-em-up, #neo-geo, #homebrew, #brutal-justice, #raster-wizards

  Last week ended with a real Neo Geo showing me a broken game. This week nothing was broken on the hardware, which meant seven days of building instead of squinting at photographs of a television. Brut... Continue reading

  
• A street that scrolls, a man who punches, and the discovery that my emulator had been politely covering for the actual hardware all week.
  August 28, 2026 by Raster Wizards#neo-geo, #beat-em-up, #homebrew

  Brutal Justice is a beat 'em up for the Neo Geo. Not Neo Geo *flavoured* - an actual cartridge, on actual 1990 hardware, with every limit that implies. Here is week one, which ended with a real consol... Continue reading