| Horace Goes Skiing |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspiration for | Horace Goes Fishing Horace Goes Night Skiing Horace Goes Peeing Horace Goes Snowboarding Spikie Goes Skiing |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Features | Multi-Genre |
| Sports | Skiing |
| Groups | Horace family |
| Inspirations | Frogger (Arcade coin-op) from Konami Ltd (Japan), Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) Skiing (Software) |
| Ports | Horace Goes Skiing (Timex Tx2068) |
| Other Platforms | Commodore 64 |
| Martijn's WoS score | 74.9% (94 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain) | (1983) | as "Horacio Esquiador" |
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
| ZXSR: Available on ROM cartridge. Featured on the SoftAid compilation. |
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 | Soft Aid | (1985) | by Quicksilva Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Load'n'Run v1 issue 06 | by Magazine Spectrum Load'n'Run - covertape from issue v.1 #6 - 1985/Jul | - titled "Oscar Esquia" | ||
| Full version in | Spectrum Six Pack (ZX-Spectrum 48K version) | (1984) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Spectrum | (2024/Nov/22) | by Retro Games Ltd | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | HoraceGoesSkiing(InlayMisprint).tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | - (Inlay Misprint) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing.gif | 1,820 | Original | Running screen | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing(InlayMisprint).jpg | 105,505 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing.jpg | 234,082 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| HoraceGoesSkiing_Back.jpg | 257,900 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| HoraceGoesSkiing_Media.jpg | 92,774 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing_Media_2.jpg | 86,117 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing_SideA.jpg | 90,822 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing_SideB.jpg | 93,230 | Original | Media scan | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing.txt | 3,884 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| HoraceGoesSkiing.png | 56,044 | Original | Game map | |||
| horaceski.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by mike_myers | ||
| Horace Goes Skiing (1982)(Sinclair Research).pok | 246 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 83,168 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).pdf | 10,236 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #16-1983/Feb | page 19 | - Review | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #17-1983/Mar supplement "Book of Reviews" | page 14 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.2 #12-2022/Oct special "Micro Action" | page 10 | - Review | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #8-1983/Apr/26 special "week#4" | page 33 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #2-1983/Mar/25 | page 61 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #9-1983/Mar/3 special "week#1" | page 13 | - Review | |
| ZX Computing | issue #7-1983/Jun | page 21 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #16-1983/Feb | page 19 | - News/Note | |
| Computer Choice | issue 1984/Jul | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 43 | - Feature - Sports Scene supplement | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #40-1987/May | page 65 | - Hack/Poke | |
| MicroHobby | issue #67-1986/Feb | page 29 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #15-1985/Feb | page 101 | - Hack/Poke | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 18 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Computer | issue v.6 #1-1986/Jan | page 91 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #12-1985/Mar | page 5 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #15-1985/Jun | page 6 | - Hack/Poke |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #26-1983/Dec | page 172 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #35-1983/Nov/1 special "week#1" | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #37-1983/Nov/15 special "week#3" | page 30 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #40-1983/Dec/6 special "week#1" | page 10 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #39-1983/Dec/7 | page 19 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #37-1983/Sep/15 special "week#3" | page 29 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #21-1983/Dec | page 174 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #9-1983/Sep | page 103 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #9-1983/Sep | page 122 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #10-1983/Oct | page 14 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #11-1983/Nov | page 256 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.4 #1-1984/Jan | page 137 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 105 | - Review (Soft Aid) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #33-1985/Jun | page 22 | - Review - Nuevo (Soft Aid) | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #107-1985/Apr/20 | page 40 | - Review: 10/10 (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair Programs | issue #31-1985/May | page 15 | - Review (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 4 | - Review (Soft Aid) |
Related Magazine References
Related Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #15-1985/Apr | page 66 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #9-1985/Feb/28 special "week#4" | page 38 | - Advert (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 44 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #37-1985/Apr | page 135 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 31 | - Advert (Spectrum Six Pack (ZX-Spectrum 48K version)) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 110 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 104 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 95 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 103 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #43-1985/Oct | page 104 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #5-1985/May | page 131 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Your Computer | issue v.5 #6-1985/Jun | page 126 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #14-1985/May | page 71 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #15-1985/Jun | page 63 | - Full-page ad (Soft Aid) |
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