The Story of Renegade: From Arcade Pioneer to ZX Spectrum Icon | Kim Justice

Technos’s Renegade was a great arcade game, one that influenced many beat-’em-ups. When it was ported by Ocean to the ZX Spectrum however, it was so successful that it got some sequels — the brilliant Target: Renegade and the disastrous Renegade III: The Final Chapter. This is their story!

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0:00 Intro
1:59 The Arcade: From Kunio-kun to Renegade
5:30 Renegade and Ocean Software
9:55 Why the ZX Spectrum Renegade Works
13:16 A Look at Target: Renegade
19:47 The Awful Renegade III: The Final Chapter

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