CRL Group explained

CRL Group PLC
Type:Private
Fate:Dissolved
Former Name:Computer Rentals Limited
Founder:Clement Chambers
Hq Location:9 King's Yard, Carpenters Road
Hq Location City:London E15 2HD
Hq Location Country:England
Area Served:United Kingdom
Key People:Ian Ellery
Industry:Video games
Products:Tau Ceti, Academy

CRL Group plc was a 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

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

Unreleased

Software

Platforms

Notes

Hercules was originally released in 1984 by Interdisc
Bored of the Rings and Robin of Sherlock were originally released in 1985 by Delta 4
Federation was originally released as Quann Tulla in 1985 by 8th Day Software
International Soccer was originally only released on cartridge in 1983 by Commodore International[14] [15]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CRASH 9 - News.
  2. From cavemen to rocky horrors . Amstrad Action . 19 . August 1985 . 30. at World of Spectrum
  3. Web site: Bram Stoker's Dracula. Eurogamer. 26 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Dracula unbound: The story behind the first 18 certificated video game. Eurogamer. March 2015.
  5. Web site: Your Sinclair.
  6. Web site: Your Spectrum 09 - Joystick Jury.
  7. Web site: Doctor What! At Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware.
  8. Web site: World of Spectrum - Enchantress.
  9. Web site: World of Spectrum - Spearhead.
  10. Web site: The Blues Brothers (C64) - 1987 CRL - GTW64.
  11. Web site: World of Spectrum - the Malinsay Massacre.
  12. Web site: Taylor . Richard . Fifth User's Manual . World Of Spectrum . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031235112/https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-info/f/Fifth.txt . 31 October 2021 . live.
  13. Web site: Highway Code at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware.
  14. Funny Old Game Innit Cecil?. Computer and Video Games. 86. EMAP. December 1988. 99. 19 December 2022.
  15. Zzap Test: International Soccer. Zzap. 76. Newsfield. 9 June 1988. 75. 19 December 2022.

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