CRL Group PLC

COMPANY» Founded 1982-01-01

London E15 2HD,United Kingdom

A United Kingdom based company that rented computer equipment and eventually started producing its own games for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amiga.

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A United Kingdom based company that rented computer equipment and eventually started producing its own games for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amiga.

Developed Games

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The Rocky Horror Show (Game)

31 December 1985

Explore the castle (as either Brad or Janet) to find pieces of the Medusa Machine so that you can free your partner. Watch out for Riff Raff with his laser gun and Eddie on his motorbike.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​ +1

Blade Runner (Game)

31 December 1985

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Dracula (Game)

27 March 1986

A 1980s text adventure based on the Bram Stoker Novel.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Berks (Game)

31 December 1985

Each territory must be cleared of the mindless Berks using the Terror Tank in this single screen shoot'em up written by Jon Williams.

C16​

Major Blink: Berks 2 (Game)

31 December 1985

In this action game written by Jon Williams the player takes the role of Major Blink, the creator of the Berks, who has now become a painter. All blocks must be painted from all sides by the Major while homing drones must be avoided and bears, who try to repaint the blocks, must be shot.

C16​

Room Ten (Game)

Unknown Release

CPC​

Lancaster (Game)

31 December 1989

AMI​ AST​

Galactic Patrol (Game)

31 December 1983

A shoot'em up developed by Richard Brisbourne and published by CRL Group PLC for ZX Spectrum.

SPEC​

Formula One (Game)

31 December 1985

CPC​ SPEC​

Cyborg (Game)

1 May 1986

In this action-adventure the player is a cyborg who has been called upon to find the seven missing astronauts who were exploring the asteroid Avernus which is on collision course with Earth.

C64​

Endurance (Game)

31 December 1985

A motorbike racing management simulation game published by CRL for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

CPC​ SPEC​

Handy Andy (Game)

31 December 1984

A action game developed by Zafarullah Karim and published by CRL Group PLC for ZX Spectrum.

SPEC​

Published Games

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Blade Runner (Game)

31 December 1985

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Wolfman (Game)

31 December 1988

You start as a man cursed as a werewolf. There are 3 different stages and 2 characters you will play.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Dracula (Game)

27 March 1986

A 1980s text adventure based on the Bram Stoker Novel.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

The Berks Trilogy (Game)

31 December 1986

Compilation containing three games from the Berks saga by Jon Williams.

C16​

Room Ten (Game)

Unknown Release

CPC​

Bored of the Rings (Game)

31 December 1985

Making fun of Tolkien before it was cool.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​ +1

The Very Big Cave Adventure (Game)

31 December 1986

A text based adventure game featuring graphical images.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Lancaster (Game)

31 December 1989

AMI​ AST​

Formula One (Game)

31 December 1985

CPC​ SPEC​

Death or Glory (Game)

1 July 1987

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Caveman (Game)

31 December 1983

The goal is to steal dinosaur eggs in this Frogger-style game where players have to navigate a screen of obstacles from bottom to top and back again.

SPEC​

Ninja Hamster (Game)

31 December 1987

Help Ninja Hamster to liberate his home village which is being terrorised by a gang of villains. All eight members of the gang must be defeated by the hero in this eponymous single-screen 2D fighting game.

CPC​ C64​ SPEC​

Company details

Name

CRL Group PLC

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1982

Location

London E15 2HD,United Kingdom

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• The Rocky Horror Show (Game)
• Blade Runner (Game)
• Dracula (Game)
• Berks (Game)
• Major Blink: Berks 2 (Game)
• Room Ten (Game)
• Lancaster (Game)
• Galactic Patrol (Game)
• Formula One (Game)
• Cyborg (Game)
• Endurance (Game)
• Handy Andy (Game)
• Purple Heart (Game)
• Cricket 64 (Game)
• Glug Glug (Game)
• Test Match + One Day Cricket (Game)
• I-Alien (Game)
• Terrahawks (Game)
• Omega Run (Game)
• Discovery (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• Blade Runner (Game)
• Wolfman (Game)
• Dracula (Game)
• The Berks Trilogy (Game)
• Room Ten (Game)
• Bored of the Rings (Game)
• The Very Big Cave Adventure (Game)
• Lancaster (Game)
• Formula One (Game)
• Death or Glory (Game)
• Caveman (Game)
• Ninja Hamster (Game)
• Purple Heart (Game)
• Cricket 64 (Game)
• Glug Glug (Game)
• Test Match + One Day Cricket (Game)
• I-Alien (Game)
• Doctor What! (Game)
• Terrahawks (Game)
• Omega Run (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Berks (Franchise)
• Tau Ceti (Franchise)
• Blade Runner (Franchise)
• Dracula (Franchise)
• Fist (Franchise)
• International Karate (Franchise)
• Rocky Horror (Franchise)

People

• Gary Thomlinson (Person)

Characters

• Abraham Van Helsing (Character)
• Andy the Caretaker (Character)
• Barmy Bee (Character)
• Brad Majors (Character)
• Cobra (Character)
• Crazy Cat (Character)
• Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Character)
• Dracula (Character)
• Janet Weiss (Character)
• Jonathan Harker (Character)
• Lizard of Death (Character)
• Loony Lobster (Character)
• Mad Dog (Character)
• Major Blink (Character)
• Mean Monkey (Character)
• Ninja Hamster (Character)
• Perilous Parrot (Character)
• Riff Raff (Character)
• Sinister Rat (Character)
• Striker (Character)

Concepts

• Antstream Arcade (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Text Based (Concept)
• First-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Greek Alphabet (Concept)
• Interactive Fiction (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Robot (Concept)
• Single-Screen Level (Concept)
• Air Strike (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Android (Concept)
• Animal Protagonists (Concept)
• Book Tie-in (Concept)
• Caveman (Concept)
• Chiptune (Concept)
• Countdown Timer (Concept)
• Cyberpunk (Concept)

Locations

• Middle-earth (Location)
• Austria (Location)
• Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Location)
• Belgium (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Convenience Store (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• France (Location)
• Germany (Location)
• Italy (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Le Mans (Location)
• Los Angeles (Location)
• Nurburgring (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Suzuka International Racing Course (Location)
• Tavern (Location)
• The Sky (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Transylvania (Location)

Objects

• Tree (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Barb Wire Fence (Object)
• Beret (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Carpet (Object)
• Coffin (Object)
• Cross (Object)
• Egg (Object)
• Flamethrower (Object)
• Formula 1 Car (Object)
• Garlic (Object)
• Glasses (Object)
• Headband (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Knife (Object)
• Lab Coat (Object)