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