CRL Group plc was a British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Limited". 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. 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. Jack the Ripper was the first game to receive an 18 certificate, Wolfman also gained an 18 certificate.
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.
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 Great Detective 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 Academy Bugsy Doctor What! Dracula Hercules Pilgrim Robin of Sherlock Room Ten Samurai The Boggit The Very Big Cave Adventure
1987 Ball Breaker Book of the Dead Cyborg Death or Glory Federation 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 Soccer 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
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)
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
References
Further reading Retro Gamer Magazine, issue 97, Graeme Mason
External links
The story behind the worst game ever made