CRL Group

CRL Group PLC
Private
Industry Video games
Fate Dissolved
Founded Kings Yard, London
Founder Clem Chambers
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]

See also

Dracula (1986 video game)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.crashonline.org.uk/09/news.htm
  2. ↑ "From cavemen to rocky horrors". Amstrad Action (19): 30. August 1985. at World of Spectrum
  3. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bram-stokers-dracula-review
  4. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-01-dracula-unbound-the-story-behind-the-first-18-certificated-video-game
  5. ↑ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue60/Pages/YourSinclair6000058.jpg

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