Target Renegade (Hit Squad)

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A multi load on 48k, with the whole game loading in one go on 128k machines, with some evocative tunes playing throughout.

The game is one of the more violent titles of the 8 bit era, with the hero fighting his way through various levels in the more dangerous parts of town on his way to freeing his girlfriend from the local crime lord.

He has various kicks and punches in his arsenal, including an especially painful knee to the groin plus climbing on a prone victim to punch them when they are on the ground, and in an early example of the side scrolling fighting genre, the game allows the player to pick up weapons knocked away from the bad guys for use against them, these include hammers, clubs and various other objects.

One of the more controversial levels pits your character against a gang of women, who are ferocious enough, but are guarded by what is presumed to be a pimp with a hand gun, he appears shoots and retreats, once he has fired six times, he can be taken on and beaten, the trick here is to position one of his girls in the line of fire to thin the numbers.

Sub bosses appear at the end of every other level, before the climatic fight against Mr Big for the finale, and he does not fight fair.

The game is the sequel to the arcade conversion Renegade, and is an original Ocean title, considered one. if not the best brawler on the Spectrum.

A third game Renegade III would also be released, but compared to the first two games was an infamous disappointment, scoring suspiciously highly in magazines of the day, but leaving game players cold with it's dull gameplay and impossible time limits.

 





Platform : ZX Spectrum
Format : Cassette
Publisher : The Hit Squad
Authors : Mike Lamb
Date : 1987
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Other Software by The Hit Squad:

Item Manufacturer Platform Format Date
Salamander (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette Unknown
Robocop (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5" Disk Unknown
International Karate + (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette Unknown
Fun School 3 for the Over-8s (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad IBM PC 3.5" floppy disk Unknown
Super Hang-On The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Short Circuit - Hit Squad The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Daley Thompson's Supertest The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Trivial Pursuit - The Computer Games Genus Edition (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Match Day II (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Wizball (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Platoon (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Cassette Unknown
Cabal The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette Unknown
Crazy Cars (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64/128 Cassette Unknown
Skate Wars The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette Unknown
Return of the Jedi (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1984
They Sold a Million The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Matchday (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
World Series Baseball (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad/Imagine Software ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
They Sold a Million - Disk The Hit Squad Commodore 64 5.25" Floppy Disk 1985
Rampage - (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
They Sold a Million 3 The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
The Great Escape (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Green Beret The Hit Squad BBC Micro Cassette 1986
Green Beret (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Spectrum Cassette 1986
They Sold A Million The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC 464 Cassette 1986
Shao-Lin's Road (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC 464 Cassette 1986
They Sold A Million 3 The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Mikie The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Rampage (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Green Beret The Hit Squad Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1986
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4 Cassette 1986
Rambo First Blood Part II (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad / Ocean Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Arkanoid The Hit Squad BBC Micro Cassette 1986
They Sold A Million II The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Arkanoid (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad MSX Cassette 1986
Batman (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad MSX Cassette 1986
Bat Man (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Gryzor The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
IK+ The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Enduro Racer The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
S.D.I. The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
R-Type (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1987
Match Day II (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Rastan (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Combat School The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Target Renegade (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Wonder Boy The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Robocop (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
Prince of Persia The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1987
Star Wars (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Short Circuit (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Platoon (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Disk 1987
Platoon (Budget) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1987
Predator The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC Cassette 1987
Wizball (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1987
Combat School (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Target Renegade (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Star Wars The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Star Wars The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Wonder Boy (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Combat School The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1 Jan 1987
The New Zealand Story (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 Cassette 1988
Vindicators The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Rastan The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Batman The Caped Crusader The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Rambo III The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 cassette 1988
Bad Dudes VS. Dragonninja (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Afterburner (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Batman The Caped Crusader (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1988
Operation Wolf (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
Red Heat (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 holes of Major Championship Golf The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
Lure of the Temptress The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" floppy disk 1988
WEC Le Mans 24 (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
The Vindicator (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
International Karate + (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad/Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
Operation Thunderbolt The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1988
The Empire Strikes Back The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Daley Thompson's Decathlon (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Run The Gauntlet (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Chase HQ The Hit Squad/Ocean Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1989
R-Type (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
R-Type (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Power Drift (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1989
Enduro Racer (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Navy Moves The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
The Real Ghostbusters (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Cabal (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Fun School 2 - for the under 6s The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1989
APB (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Cyberball (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Rainbow Island (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Altered Beast (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad/Activision Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1989
NightBreed The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
Fun School 2 - for 6-8 year olds The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1989
Altered Beast (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Operation Thunderbolt (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1989
Hard Drivin' (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Night Breed The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1990
Rastan (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Castle Master The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Disk 1990
Pit Fighter (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Disk 1990
Wing Commander (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad PC 3.5 Disk 1990
Narc (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1990
Dune II (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1990
Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Pang (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1990
Puzznic (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore 64 Cassette 1990
Match Day (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Prince of Persia (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5" disk 1990
Badlands (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 Cassette 1990
PGA Tour Golf (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1990
Rainbow Islands (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Pro Tennis Tour (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1990
Darkman The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1990
Skull & Crossbones The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1991
WrestleMania (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1991
Robocop 3 (Platinum Edition) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1991
Predator (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Disk 1991
Rambo III (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Disk 1991
Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1991
Altered Beast (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5" Floppy Disk 1991
The Real GhostBusters (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1991
WEC Le Mans (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad ZX Spectrum Cassette 1991
Pitfighter The Hit Squad Amstrad CPC Cassette 1991
Terminator 2: Judgement Day The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1991
Rainbow Islands (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1991
PowerMonger (Hit Squad) The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1991
Fun School 2 - for the over 8s The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1992
Legend of Kyrandia, Book One: Fables & Fiends - Hit Squad (boxed) The Hit Squad PC CD-ROM 1992
Trivial Pursuit - Genus Edition The Hit Squad Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1993
Wing Commander II - Vengeance of the Kilrathi (The Hit Squad) The Hit Squad PC 3.5" disk 1995

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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH30160. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
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