CRL Group

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CRL Group PLC
Type Private
Industry Video games
Fate Dissolved
Founded Kings Yard, London
Founder(s) Clem Chambers
Products Tau Ceti, Academy

CRL Group plc is a defunct British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Ltd.". It was based in King's Yard, London and run by Clem Chambers.[1]

They released a number of notable adventure games based on horror stories, such as Dracula, Jack the Ripper and Frankenstein. Dracula and Frankenstein were awarded "15" certificates by the British Board of Film Censors for their graphics depicting bloody scenes, while Jack the Ripper and Wolfman gained "18" certificates.

CRL-published games that achieved critical success include Tau Ceti and Academy.

The 1984 game of the series Terrahawks was one of the first video games based on a TV show.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "From cavemen to rocky horrors". Amstrad Action (19): 30. August 1985.  at World of Spectrum
  2. ↑ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue60/Pages/YourSinclair6000058.jpg

Further Reading

In issue 97 of Retro Gamer Magazine as part of the magazine's regular From The Archive series, Graeme Mason interviewed several members of the CRL staff including Andrew Stoddart, Jeff Lee and, of course, Clem Chambers.

External links

Video games
1982
  • Rescue
1983
  • 3D Desert Patrol
  • Alien Maze
  • Bomber
  • Caveman
  • Crawler
  • Derby Day
  • Draughts
  • Escape from Manhattan
  • Galactic Patrol
  • Grand National
  • Jackpot
  • Lunar Rescue
  • One Day Cricket
  • Pandemonia
  • Test Match
  • The Omega Run
  • The Orb
  • Space Mission
  • Zaraks
1984
  • £.s.d.
  • Ahhh!!
  • Cricket 64
  • Glug Glug
  • Handicap Golf
  • Handy Andy
  • Incredible Adventure
  • Olympics
  • Orpheus in the Underworld
  • Show Jumping
  • Terrahawks
  • The Magic Roundabout
  • Tritz
  • Whirlybird
  • The War of the Worlds
  • The Warlock's Treasure
  • The Woods of Winter
1985
1986
1987
  • Academy
  • Ball Breaker
  • Book of the Dead
  • Cyborg
  • Death or Glory
  • Federation3
  • Frankenstein
  • From Darkness into Light
  • I-Alien
  • IQ
  • Jack the Ripper
  • Jet-Boys
  • Last Mohican
  • Lifeforce
  • Loads of Midnight
  • Mandroid
  • Murder off Miami
  • Ninja Hamster
  • Oink!
  • Outcast
  • Plasmatron
  • Sun Star
  • They Call Me Trooper
  • Traxxion
  • Vengeance
1988
1989
  • Inner Space
  • Lancaster
  • Professional Soccer
  • Search for the Titanic
1990
  • Hellhole
Unknown year
  • The Great Detective
Unreleased
  • Enchantress
  • Spearhead
  • The Blues Brothers
  • The Malinsay Massacre
Software
  • Fifth (1983)
  • Stargazer Secrets (1983)
  • Highway Code (1984)
  • 3D Game Maker (1987)
  • 2D Game Maker (1988)
  • Hi-Rise Scaffold Construction Set (Unreleased)
Platforms
Key people

1 Hercules was a re-release of a 1984 video game by Interdisc
2 Robin of Sherlock was a re-release of a 1985 video game by Delta 4 Software
3 Federation was a re-release of a 1985 video game called Quann Tulla

4 International Soccer was a re-release of a 1983 video game called Cup Final


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