| Horace & the Spiders |
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| Aliases | Horace and the Spider Horace and the Spiders |
| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Disk Price | £14.95 |
| Groups | Horace family |
| Inspirations | Space Panic (Arcade coin-op) from Universal (USA) |
| Ports | Horace & the Spiders (Timex Tx2068) Horácio e as Aranhas (Timex Tx2068) |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (1 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 72.2% (58 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain) | (1983) | as "Horacio y las Aranas" | |
| * Release price: 2150.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - Ventamatic (Spain) | (1983) |
Authors/Contributors
| William Tang (Australia) | at Psion Software Ltd | - ? |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Beam Software <Beam Software (Australia)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Remarks
| SPOT: available on ROM cartridge |
Remarks
| ZXSR: Available on ROM cartridge. |
Remarks
| separate cassette/cartridge prices |
Series "Horace"
| 1. | Hungry Horace | (1982) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Horace Goes Skiing | (1983) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | |
| 3. | Horace & the Spiders | (1983) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | |
| 4. | Horace to the Rescue | by Melbourne House (Australia/UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | The Spectrum | (2024/Nov/22) | by Retro Games Ltd | ||
| Full version in | WOW Games | (1986/Apr/21) | by War On Want (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | HoraceTheSpiders.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| HoraceTheSpiders_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| HoraceTheSpiders.rom.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders.rom.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders(HoracioYLasAranas)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| HoraceTheSpiders.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders.gif | 1,988 | Original | Running screen | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders.jpg | 268,423 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders_2.jpg | 267,619 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Cardbox case (small) - ROM | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders_Back.jpg | 285,533 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders_Media.jpg | 90,074 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders_Media_2.jpg | 90,220 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders.txt | 3,085 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders(EN).pdf | 207,112 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| HoraceTheSpiders.png | 22,407 | Original | Game map | |||
| horacespiders.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Keith Rundle (with rollback) - Goes up to the point where the stages don't get any more difficult. | ||
| Horace & the Spiders (1983)(Sinclair Research).pok | 365 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders(HoracioYLasAranas)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 91,538 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HoraceTheSpiders(HoracioYLasAranas)(InvestronicaS.A.).pdf | 15,556 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #16-1983/Jun/21 special "week#3" | page 15 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #16-1983/Jun/29 | page 54 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #21-1983/May/26 special "week#4" | page 53 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #9-1983/Oct | page 19 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 183 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #54-1985/Nov | page 28 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| Sinclair User | issue #24-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Feature - Interface games are fast but not furious | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #15-1985/Jun | page 6 | - Hack/Poke | |
| ZX Computing | issue #8-1983/Aug | page 65 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Reviews
| Computer Gamer | issue #15-1986/Jun | page 62 | - Review (WOW Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 98 | - Review (WOW Games) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #82-1986/Jun | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #18-1986/May/1 special "week#1" | page 45 | - Review (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 30 | - Review: 9/10 (WOW Games) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #55-1986/May | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #13-1986/Apr | page 6 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #27-1986/Apr | page 15 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1" | page 9 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #11-1986/Mar/13 special "week#2" | page 4 | - News/Note - War on Want tape finalised (WOW Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 10 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #4-1986/Apr | page 19 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #5-1986/May | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #24-1986/Apr | page 8 | - News/Note (WOW Games) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #57-1986/Jul | page 86 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 47 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #17-1986/Aug | page 89 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #29-1986/Jun | page 30 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #16-1986/Apr/17 special "week#3" | page 37 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #51-1986/Jun | page 14 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #7-1986/Jul | page 16 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #8-1986/Aug | page 78 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) | |
| ZX Computing | issue #26-1986/Jun | page 60 | - Full-page ad (WOW Games) |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
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