CRL Group
![]() | |
Formerly | Computer Rentals Limited |
---|---|
Type | Private |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 29, 1982 |
Founder | |
Defunct | 1989 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | 9 King's Yard, Carpenters Road, London E15 2HD , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | |
Products | Tau Ceti, Academy |
CRL Group plc is a defunct British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Limited".[1] It was based in King's Yard, London and run by Clem Chambers.[2]
They released a number of notable adventure games based on horror stories. Dracula and Frankenstein were rated 15 certificate by the British Board of Film Censors for their graphics depicting bloody scenes; Dracula was the first game to be rated by the BBFC.[3] Jack the Ripper was the first game to receive an 18 certificate, Wolfman also gained an 18 certificate.[4]
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.[5]
Games[]
1982[]
- Rescue
1983[]
1984[]
- Terrahawks[6]
- The Great Detective
- The War of the Worlds
1985[]
1986[]
1987[]
1988[]
1989[]
1990[]
Unreleased[]
Software[]
- Fifth (1983)[12]
- Stargazer Secrets (1983)
- Highway Code (1984)[13]
- 3D Game Maker (1987)
- 2D Game Maker (1988)
- Hi-Rise Scaffold Construction Set (Unreleased)
Platforms[]
- Acorn Electron
- Amiga
- Amstrad CPC
- Amstrad PCW
- Atari ST
- BBC Micro
- Commodore 64
- Commodore Plus/4
- MS-DOS
- Oric-1/Atmos
- ZX Spectrum
Notes[]
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
References[]
- ^ "CRASH 9 - News".
- ^ "From cavemen to rocky horrors". Amstrad Action (19): 30. August 1985. at World of Spectrum
- ^ "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Eurogamer. 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Dracula unbound: The story behind the first 18 certificated video game". Eurogamer. March 2015.
- ^ "Your Sinclair".
- ^ "Your Spectrum 09 - Joystick Jury".
- ^ https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=1416
- ^ "World of Spectrum - Enchantress".
- ^ https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/software/games/spearhead-crl-group-plc
- ^ "The Blues Brothers (C64) - 1987 CRL - GTW64".
- ^ "World of Spectrum - the Malinsay Massacre".
- ^ https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-info/f/Fifth.txt
- ^ https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=9110
Further reading[]
- Retro Gamer Magazine, issue 97, Graeme Mason
External links[]
- Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
- Video game development companies
- Video game publishers