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CRL Group PLC
Formerly	Computer Rentals Limited
Type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 29, 1982; 44 years ago
Founder	Clement Chambers
Defunct	1991
Headquarters	9 King's Yard, Carpenters Road, London E15 2HD, England
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Ian Ellery
Products	Tau Ceti, Academy

CRL Group plc was a British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Limited".^[2] It was based in King's Yard, London and run by Clem Chambers.^[3]

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.^[4] Jack the Ripper was the first game to receive an 18 certificate, Wolfman also gained an 18 certificate.^[5]

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.^[6]

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^[7]
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 Rings²
Endurance
Formula One
Juggernaut
Space Doubt
Tau Ceti
The Causes of Chaos
The Rocky Horror Show

1986

Academy
Bugsy
Doctor What!^[8]
Dracula
Hercules¹
Pilgrim
Robin of Sherlock²
Room Ten
Samurai
The Boggit
The Very Big Cave Adventure

1987

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

Unreleased

Enchantress^[9]
Spearhead^[10]
The Blues Brothers^[11]
The Malinsay Massacre^[12]

Software

Fifth (1983)^[13]
Stargazer Secrets (1983)
Highway Code (1984)^[14]
3D Game Maker (1987)
2D Game Maker (1988)

Notes

¹ Hercules was originally released in 1984 by Interdisc
² Bored of the Rings and Robin of Sherlock were originally released in 1985 by Delta 4
³ Federation was originally released as Quann Tulla in 1985 by 8th Day Software
⁴ International Soccer was originally only released on cartridge in 1983 by Commodore International^[15]^[16]

References

↑ "On-Line Time". The One for ST Games. No. 32. EMAP Images. May 1991. p. 21. CRL, the veteran London-based publisher finally closed up shop last month
↑ "CRASH 9 - News".
↑ "From Cavemen to Rocky Horrors". Crash. No. 19. Newsfield. 25 July 1985. p. 30. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
↑ "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Eurogamer. 26 October 2007.
↑ "Dracula unbound: The story behind the first 18 certificated video game". Eurogamer. March 2015.
↑ "Your Sinclair".
↑ "Your Spectrum 09 - Joystick Jury".
↑ "Doctor What! At Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".
↑ "The Traveller's Times". ACE. No. 3. Future Publishing. December 1987. p. 100. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
↑ "Under Raps!". Sinclair User. No. 63. EMAP. June 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
↑ "The Blues Brothers (C64) - 1987 CRL - GTW64".
↑ "Wheatley Mystery from CRL". Sinclair User. No. 56. EMAP. 18 October 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
↑ Taylor, Richard. "Fifth User's Manual". World Of Spectrum. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.
↑ "Highway Code at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".
↑ "Funny Old Game Innit Cecil?". Computer and Video Games. No. 86. EMAP. December 1988. p. 99. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ "Zzap Test: International Soccer". Zzap. No. 76. Newsfield. 9 June 1988. p. 75. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

External links

[1] "On-Line Time". The One for ST Games. No. 32. EMAP Images. May 1991. p. 21. CRL, the veteran London-based publisher finally closed up shop last month

[2] "CRASH 9 - News".

[crash19-3] "From Cavemen to Rocky Horrors". Crash. No. 19. Newsfield. 25 July 1985. p. 30. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[4] "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Eurogamer. 26 October 2007.

[5] "Dracula unbound: The story behind the first 18 certificated video game". Eurogamer. March 2015.

[6] "Your Sinclair".

[7] "Your Spectrum 09 - Joystick Jury".

[8] "Doctor What! At Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".

[aceenchantress-9] "The Traveller's Times". ACE. No. 3. Future Publishing. December 1987. p. 100. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[su63-10] "Under Raps!". Sinclair User. No. 63. EMAP. June 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[11] "The Blues Brothers (C64) - 1987 CRL - GTW64".

[su56-12] "Wheatley Mystery from CRL". Sinclair User. No. 56. EMAP. 18 October 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2026.

[13] Taylor, Richard. "Fifth User's Manual". World Of Spectrum. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.

[14] "Highway Code at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".

[cvg86-15] "Funny Old Game Innit Cecil?". Computer and Video Games. No. 86. EMAP. December 1988. p. 99. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[zzap39-16] "Zzap Test: International Soccer". Zzap. No. 76. Newsfield. 9 June 1988. p. 75. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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