In 1983 Tang produced Horace Goes Skiing, in which Horace must cross a dangerous road teeming with traffic, à la Frogger, to rent out a pair of skis, then get back over the road and successfully navigate a ski course.
Horace Goes Skiing is the loveable – thing’s – second adventure. Having mined the arcades for 1982’s Hungry Horace (Pac Man), coder William Tang returned a few months later with an unsubtle Frogger clone welded to a skiing simulation. Why did Horace cross the road? Well, to go skiing, of course.
Playing the game
After a particularly garish loading screen, perfectly complementing the garish sounds coming out of the speaker, you’ve got to get Horace across the road to the ski shop. This is a fierce, but great-looking take on Frogger. You start at the top of the screen with some money in your purse for ski hire.
In an era where combining two distinct gameplay styles was notably rare, Horace Goes Skiing at least stood out in this respect. Horace is no dawdling frog, cautiously picking its way across the road – this fellow fair races across the lethal highway, a manic cross-motorway charge that, once it starts, ends in one of two ways: roadkill or the safety of the ski shop.
The shop is at the bottom, and in between are some very detailed lorries, cars and motorbikes, moving unpredictably in both directions at a serious pace. Get hit and an ambulance takes you back to the start, for a price. If you’re left without cash for ski hire, you charge around the road to be rewarded for your recklessness! Get across with enough money and it’s time to hit the slopes.
Box contains:
Horace Goes Skiing original cassette
Original trifold inlay instructions
Orginial cassette case
What’s it like today?
Rarity: Fairly common
Typical value: £3.50
Boxed & Mint: £6.99-£8.95
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