Play Renegade Online

Summary

Renegade on the NES trades the arcade’s scrolling streets for a series of two‑screen‑wide arenas – a subway platform, a harbor, an alley and a parking‑lot hideout. Each of the first three stages drops you into a melee with two types of underlings: a weaker grunt that hits hard (often armed) and a tougher foe that can grab you from behind. When only three minions remain, the stage boss bursts onto the screen, and once he’s down the remaining enemies flee off the bottom, ending the round.

The fourth stage flips the script: a wave of knife‑wielding thugs can kill you in one hit, then you sprint into a building where three more of the same and the final mobster await. Defeating the mobster ends the cycle and the game restarts with everything a notch harder.

Controls are where Renegade shines. An eight‑direction stick and three buttons let you punch, kick, or jump; double‑tapping left or right makes you run, turning a punch into a running blow or a flying kick. A quick reverse attack halts you for a back‑kick, and pressing down on a downed foe lets you sit on them and pummel them – a trick you can only use on bosses after clearing the regular crowd.

Health refills automatically at the start of each stage, but lives are limited and there are no continues, so mastering the combos and timing the runs becomes essential as the difficulty ramps up each loop.

Storyline

In the NES version of Renegade, you play as a lone vigilante known as Mr. K (the manual simply calls him “Renegade”). His mission is straightforward: battle through a series of street‑gang hideouts and take down the mob boss who has kidnapped his girlfriend.

The game pits Mr. K against four distinct gangs, each with its own fighting style, before culminating in a final showdown with the boss. After the last enemy falls, the hero walks out of the building, where his rescued girlfriend appears and rewards him with a kiss.