Castor Cracking Group

Screenshot of Castor Intro 2.

Castor Cracking Group (CCG) was a demo group from Sweden, and were active on the ZX Spectrum during 1986–88.^[1][2][3] They were one of the first groups for the ZX Spectrum with their release of Castor Intro early in 1986.^[4]

Originally they named themselves after Castor in the constellation Gemini, but despite having "Crack" in their name, they actually (at least according to themselves) never cracked any software.^[4]

Technically, their demos were not very advanced - they even programmed many of them in BASIC and compiled the result for release.^[4] 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)^[5]
• Castor Intro 10 - Auf Wiedersehen Castor (1988)^[6]
• 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

External links

• Pouet
• ZX Demo
• Adventureland
• SÄK

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