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'''Castor Cracking Group''' (CCG) was a ] group from ], active on ] around ]-]. '''Castor Cracking Group''' ('''CCG''') was a ] group from ], and were active on the ] during 1986-88. They were one of the first groups for the ZX Spectrum with their release of ''Castor Intro'' early in 1986.<ref name="CastorIntro10">CCG, ''Castor Intro 10'', 1988</ref>

Originially they named themselves after ] in the ] ], but despite having "Crack" in their name, they actually (at least according to themselves) never ] any software.<ref name="CastorIntro10" />

Technically, their demos were not very advanced - they even programmed many of them in ] and ]d the result for release.<ref name="CastorIntro10" /> However, their significance lies in their early entry onto the scene.

== Members ==
* Staffan "Cobra" Vilcans
* Martin "DoWN" Vilcans (the Dragon of Winter Night)
* Johan "Heradotos" Forslund (C64)

* "Ralph 124C41+"
* "Marulk"


==Softography== ==Softography==


===Demos=== ===Demos===
* Castor Intro (1986) * ''Castor Intro'' (1986)
* Castor Intro 2 - Trap Door (1987) * ''Castor Intro 2'' - Trap Door (1987)
* Castor Intro 3 - Ocean (1987) * ''Castor Intro 3'' - Ocean (1987)
* Castor Intro 4 - Balls (1987) * ''Castor Intro 4'' - Balls (1987)
* Castor Intro 5 - Boing Boomchack (1987) * ''Castor Intro 5'' - Boing Boomchack (1987)
* Castor Intro 6 - Monster Banquet (1987) * ''Castor Intro 6'' - Monster Banquet (1987)
* Castor Intro 8 - Dan There (1987) * ''Castor Intro 7'' - ''never made''
* Castor Intro 9 - Move That Army (1987) * ''Castor Intro 8'' - Dan There (1987)
* Castor Intro 10 - Auf Wiedersehen Castor (1988) * ''Castor Intro 9'' - Move That Army (1987)
* ''Castor Intro 10'' - Auf Wiedersehen Castor (1988)
* Spectrum Juggler (1987) (under the name ]). * ''Spectrum Juggler'' (1987) (under the name ]).


===Music demos=== ===Music demos===
* Don't Stop the Music (1987) * ''Don't Stop the Music'' (1987)
* 128 Demo * ''128 Demo''
* 128 Music (1987) * ''128 Music'' (1987)
* 128 Music II (1987) * ''128 Music II'' (1987)


===Games=== ===Games===
* ] - http://zx.interface1.net/99y.html (under the name ]) * '']'' - http://zx.interface1.net/99y.html (under the name ])

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==

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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. They were one of the first groups for the ZX Spectrum with their release of Castor Intro early in 1986.

Originially 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.

Technically, their demos were not very advanced - they even programmed many of them in BASIC and compiled the result for release. However, their significance lies in their early entry onto the scene.

Members

  • Staffan "Cobra" Vilcans
  • Martin "DoWN" Vilcans (the Dragon of Winter Night)
  • Johan "Heradotos" Forslund (C64)
  • "Ralph 124C41+"
  • "Marulk"

Softography

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

References

  1. ^ CCG, Castor Intro 10, 1988

External links

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