In 1982 Tang also produced Horace Goes Skiing. In it, Horace must cross a dangerous road teeming with traffic to rent out a pair of skis, à la Frogger, get back over the road and successfully navigate a ski course. This title is not a true sequel, as it does not follow on from an original story and is only similar in that it features the same character. Like Hungry Horace, this title was available on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Dragon 32. As before, Sinclair distributed the Spectrum version, Melbourne House the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32 versions.
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You have to play a lame Frogger clone prior to getting to play a basic downhill ski course. There's an attempt at a 3D downhill view here, but it barely translates.
1982? God where does the time go. When this is one of the few measly games you own you play it to death. Only two screens, a frogger clone and a downhill slalom skiing section, there's little to this beyond that and the horrid screeching of poor Horace as he gets squashed by a truck for the millionth time.
Horace Sweep.
My Dad had this game when he was a kid and used to talk about it a lot, especially it's diffculty. I got to play it at a convention in 2022. (I supposed I "borrowed" the ZX Spectrum they had out for several minutes, which is why I'm logging it here. Although mainly I just want to spread the word of peak British gaming mascot Horace.)
It is rather difficult, but I did manage to cross the road and get down the slope after a few attempts (after which the game loops). Not as difficult as my Dad made out, but I guess having grew up on games it's not as hard as it was for him as a kid in the 80s.
My Dad had this game when he was a kid and used to talk about it a lot, especially it's diffculty. I got to play it at a convention in 2022. (I supposed I "borrowed" the ZX Spectrum they had out for several minutes, which is why I'm logging it here. Although mainly I just want to spread the word of peak British gaming mascot Horace.)
It is rather difficult, but I did manage to cross the road and get down the slope after a few attempts (after which the game loops). Not as difficult as my Dad made out, but I guess having grew up on games it's not as hard as it was for him as a kid in the 80s.