CRL Group PLC

Founded By:Clem Chambers, Ian Ellery
Location:Kings Yard, London, England
Year Started:1982
Year Wound Up:1991
Titles in Database:100
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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.

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 its follow-up, Academy.

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Added: 21 May 2013
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.

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.


Softography


Added: 21 May 2013
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
Blade Runner Bored of the Rings Endurance Formula One Juggernaut Space Doubt Tau Ceti The Causes of Chaos The Rocky Horror Show

1986
Bugsy Doctor What! Dracula Hercules1 Pilgrim Robin of Sherlock2 Room Ten Samurai The Boggit The Very Big Cave Adventure

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
Ball Breaker II CounterForce Cyberknights Discovery International Soccer4 Kellogg's Tour 1988 NATO Assault Course Purple Heart Road Warrior Sophistry Thundercross Time Fighter To Hell and Back Trigger Happy Wolfman

1989
Inner Space Lancaster Professional Soccer Search for the Titanic

1990
Hellhole
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The Great Detective
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Enchantress Spearhead The Blues Brothers The Malinsay Massacre
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