Renegade
Developer(s)	Technos Japan
Publisher(s)	Taito
Release date(s)	1986
Genre(s)	2D Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Platform(s)	Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, NES, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum
Input	Joystick, two buttons
Arcade display	Horizontal orientation

Renegade is a video game released in American and European arcades in 1986 by Taito. It is a westernized conversion (including changes to all of the sprites and backgrounds) of the Japanese arcade game Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (熱血硬派くにおくん, Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun^? which roughly translates to "Hot Blooded Tough Guy Kunio-kun" or "Tough Guy from Nekketsu Kunio"), released earlier the same year by Technos. It is an immediate technological predecessor to Double Dragon, and Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-Kun is a thematic prequel to River City Ransom. Image File history File links Renegade_02. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Technos Japan Corporation is the defunct Japanese video game publisher that originated the Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun (including River City Ransom) and Double Dragon franchises. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Taito Corporation (タイトー株式会社, taitou kabushikigaisha) TYO: 9646 is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... 2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. ... Beat Em Up is the Iggy Pop album on which the band were first labeled as The Trolls: Iggy Pop, Whitey Kirst, Pete Marshall, Alex Kirst, Lloyd Mooseman Roberts. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... The original Amiga 1000 (1985) with various peripherals The Amiga 500 (1987) was the most popular variant of the Amiga. ... The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ... The Apple II was one of the most popular personal computers of the 1980s. ... The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. ... The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... “NES” redirects here. ... The Sega Master System ) or SMS for short (1986 - 2000), is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega. ... The ZX Spectrum is a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. ... Joystick elements: 1. ... A computer display monitor, usually called simply a monitor, is a piece of electrical equipment which displays viewable images generated by a computer without producing a permanent record. ... The Taito Corporation (タイトー株式会社, taitou kabushikigaisha) TYO: 9646 is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun, the first game in the series, see Renegade (video game). ... Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun, the first game in the series, see Renegade (video game). ... Technos Japan Corporation is a defunct Japanese video game publisher that had an American publishing subsidiary called American Technos Inc. ... Double Dragon is a 1987 arcade game by Technos. ... River City Ransom , Downtown Nekketsu Story) in Japan and Street Gangs in PAL regions) is a video game for the Nintendo Family Computer and the Nintendo Entertainment System from the now defunct Technos Japan Corporation, originally released in 1989. ...

Gameplay

In Renegade, the player controls a vigilante named Mr. K, who fights a variety of street gangs on his way to save his girlfriend. Unlike other similar games like Double Dragon and Final Fight, the playfield is limited to one two-screen-wide area (a subway platform, a park, an alley, a parking lot) and does not scroll continuously. Out of the four levels in the game, the first and third each begin with the player fighting a group made up of two different types of enemies; one with a stronger attack but less hit points, and one with a weaker attack, but the ability to hold the player and more hit points. Billy and Jimmy Lee, the protagonists of the Double Dragon series. ... Final Fight ) is a beat em up series from Capcom. ...

When only three of these enemies remain (in any combination of the two) their boss will come in from the sidelines and join the fight. When the boss is defeated, all remaining enemies retreat off the bottom of the screen, and the stage ends. The second stage follows this same formula, but begins with motorcycles trying to run the player down, and brings in the normal enemies once the motorcycles have been defeated. The fourth level replaces the two normal types of enemies with a single type of knife-wielding enemy who can kill the player in one hit.

The game has an unusual amount of voice sampling for the time it came out; the "credit" sound is a voice saying "Good luck, kid", and each boss has a different taunt, including "Get lost, punk!" (1st boss), "Beat it, scum!" (2nd boss) and "Give it up, boy!" (3rd boss).

Controls

In addition to an eight-direction joystick, there are three buttons; left attack, right attack, and jump. Pressing the attack in the direction you're facing will punch, attacking in the opposite direction will perform a back-kick. Jump is only useful followed immediately by one of the attack buttons, which will perform a jumping kick in the direction of the attack.

Pressing the joystick twice quickly either left or right will cause the player to run, at which point attacking in the direction of the run will perform a running punch, jumping will automatically perform a flying kick, and attacking in the opposite direction will bring the player to a sudden halt and perform a back-kick. Pressing down over a downed enemy will make the player sit on top of the enemy, at which point attacking toward the enemy will cause the player to pummel him.

Version differences

Renegade and Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun play exactly the same and have the same music; the only differences are in the graphics, voice samples, and plot. As opposed to Renegade's "save your girlfriend" plot, Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun is about getting revenge on various gangs (rival schools, bousouzoku and yakuza) who keep beating up your best friend.

Each level of Nekketsu Kouha begins with a short cutscene of your friend getting beaten senseless by the next level's thugs until you chase them off, which is completely absent from Renegade. The enemies' sprites have also all been changed to look more westernized; the first level's schoolboys and bald schoolboys in school uniforms have been changed to 80's-style thugs and black men in hawaiian shirts respectively, the second level's bousouzoku have been changed to long-haired, musclebound American bikers, etc. Bōsōzoku (暴走族) (literally speeding tribe, known also as kamikaze bikers) is a Japanese subculture very similar to car clubs: gangs of young men who share a common interest in designing (often illegal) modifications for cars and motorcycles. ...

Naturally, all the voice samples in Nekketsu Kouha are in Japanese, although they say basically the same things as in Renegade. It should be noted that Nekketsu Kouha's western localization takes heavy influence from the film 'The Warriors', most notably by the characters changed outfits. This is somewhat confirmed by the Renegades clone 'Armies Of The Night' mini-game added as a secret bonus within the modern 'The Warriors' videogame by Rockstar. To meet Wikipedias content policies and video game article guidelines, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Ports

Master System port cover art

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The NES version, developed in-house by Technos and released in 1987, is a strong departure from the original arcade game; the first and third levels each consist of a series of single-screen fights against one enemy at a time, culminating in a one-on-one fight with the boss. The second level containss a side-scrolling motorcycle race, in which the player tries to kick opponents off their motorcycles, prior to the boss fight. The fourth level is a maze of identical rooms, some which leads to previous stages in the game.. “NES” redirects here. ...

The Sega Master System version, developed by Sega and released in 1993, is based largely on the NES port rather than the original arcade (as was the case of most licensed ports), but with enhanced graphics and several improvements like new death cutscenes and a revamped ending. This port was only released in Europe and Australia. The Sega Master System ) or SMS for short (1986 - 2000), is an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured by Sega. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

All the home computer versions were handled by Ocean Software and released in 1987. They were typically limited to one fire button rather than three; the different moves are achieved by combining different joystick directions with a fire button press. The Amstrad CPC version mimicked the three-button control of the original by combining the joystick control with the cursor keys. The Spectrum and Amstrad versions featured flip-screen rather than scrolling levels. Barring these changes, the home computer versions were close copies of the arcade game in terms of level layout, enemies and gameplay. The Ocean logotype had an often prominent placement on the box art. ...

Sequels

Ocean Software produced two unofficial sequels to Renegade: Target: Renegade, and Renegade 3. These appeared on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC (the first one also appeared on the NES), but never had corresponding arcade versions. The Ocean logotype had an often prominent placement on the box art. ... The ZX Spectrum is a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. ... The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. ... The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ... “NES” redirects here. ...

Technos produced numerous sequels to Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun, including the games that were published in the U.S.A. as River City Ransom, Super Dodge Ball, and Nintendo World Cup. Technos Japan Corporation is a defunct Japanese video game publisher that had an American publishing subsidiary called American Technos Inc. ... River City Ransom , Downtown Nekketsu Story) in Japan and Street Gangs in PAL regions) is a video game for the Nintendo Family Computer and the Nintendo Entertainment System from the now defunct Technos Japan Corporation, originally released in 1989. ... Super Dodge Ball (NES). ... Nintendo World Cup is a football (soccer) video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, developed by Technos and released in 1990. ...

The sequels to Renegade and the sequels to Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun are completely unrelated to one another.

External links

• Renegade at World of Spectrum