Castor Cracking Group (CCG) was a
demo
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group from
Sweden, and were active on the
ZX Spectrum
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during 1986–88. They were one of the first groups for the ZX Spectrum with their release of ''Castor Intro'' early in 1986.
[CCG, ''Castor Intro 10'', 1988]
Originally they named themselves after
Castor in the
constellation Gemini
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, but despite having "Crack" in their name, they actually (at least according to themselves) never
cracked
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any software.
Technically, their demos were not very advanced - they even programmed many of them in
BASIC and
compiled
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the result for release.
However, their significance lies in their early entry onto the scene.
UK Lead
UK Lead was a label used by Castor Cracking Group for the more "serious" projects. The only two projects released were ''Spectrum Juggler'' and ''99Y''.
Members
* Staffan "Cobra" Vilcans (later "Ralph 124C41+")
* Martin "DoWN" Vilcans (the Dragon of Winter Night (earlier "Marulk"))
* Johan "Heradotos" Forslund (C64)
List of demos
Demos
* ''Castor Intro'' (1986)
* ''Castor Intro 2'' - Trap Door (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 3'' - Ocean (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 4'' - Balls (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 5'' - Boing Boomchack (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 6'' - Monster Banquet (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 7'' - ''never made''
* ''Castor Intro 8'' - Dan There (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 9'' - Move That Army (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 10'' - Auf Wiedersehen Castor (1988)
* ''Spectrum Juggler'' (1987) (under the name UK Lead).
Music demos
* ''Don't Stop the Music'' (1987)
* ''128 Demo''
* ''128 Music'' (1987)
* ''128 Music II'' (1987)
Games
* ''99Y'' - http://zx.interface1.net/99y.html (under the name UK Lead)
References
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External links
PouetZX Demo
Demogroups
ZX Spectrum