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![[Loading screen]](/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/h/gif/HoraceGoesSkiing.gif "Loading screen")
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![[In-game screen]](/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/h/HoraceGoesSkiing.gif "In-game screen")
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| Full title | Horace Goes Skiing |
| Year of release | 1982 |
| Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Investronica S.A. (Spain) (as 'Horacio Esquiador') |
| Author(s) | Psion Software Ltd (William Tang) |
| Inspired by | Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan) (arcade coin-op: Frogger) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 16K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Action |
| Message language | Multiple languages (see individual downloads) |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £5.95 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | None |
| Additional info | Appeared on side A of the compilation Soft Aid (Quicksilva Ltd)
This title is a member of this group of titles Features a Frogger clone Also listed on Wikipedia and Freebase |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Hungry Horace 2. Horace Goes Skiing 3. Horace & the Spiders 4. Horace to the Rescue |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Commodore 64 and Timex |
| Score |
7.38 (83 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Language | ||
|  | HoraceGoesSkiing.tzx.zip | 8,615 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | G21/S | none | English | |
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| | HoraceGoesSkiing(InlayMisprint).tzx.zip | 8,649 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | G21/S | none | English | |
|  | HoraceGoesSkiing.tap.zip | 11,964 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | English | ||||
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| | HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | 8,589 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SP119 | Spanish |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | HoraceGoesSkiing.gif | 2,656 | (Loading screen) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.gif | 1,820 | (In-game screen) | |
 | HoraceGoesSkiing.txt | 3,884 | (English instructions) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).pdf | 10,236 | (Spanish instructions) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.png | 56,044 | (Game map) |
| HoraceGoesSkiing.jpg | 64,403 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| HoraceGoesSkiing(InlayMisprint).jpg | 105,505 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| HoraceGoesSkiing(HoracioEsquiador)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg | 83,168 | (Re-release cassette inlay) |
| The Tipshop has hints, cheats and/or POKEs for this game! |
| This title is available for sale at The Preservation Team Shop! |
| Title | Author | Year | Platform | Status |
| Horace Goes Skiing | JD Games | 2004 | PC/Windows | in progress |
| Horacio Esquiador | Panik Software | 2005 | PC/Windows | available |
| Horace Goes Skiing (Remake) | David Powell | 2013 | PC/Windows | available |
| 4 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 2.83 | page 19 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.83 | page 914 | (Review - Book of Reviews) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 3.83 | page 361 | (Review) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | 3.83 | page 113 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 4.83 | page 433 | (Review) | [full page] |
| ZX Computing | 6.83 | page 21 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer Choice | 7.84 | page 8 | (News/Note) | |
| Personal Computer Games | 2.85 | page 101 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 3.85 | page 5 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.85 | page 43 | (Feature - Sports Scene supplement) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 6.85 | page 18 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Spectrum | 6.85 | page 6 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.86 | page 91 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.87 | page 65 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 2.86 | page 29 | (Micromania) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Popular Computing Weekly | 9.83 | page 329 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 9.83 | page 103 | (Advert) | |
| Your Computer | 9.83 | page 122 | (Advert) | |
| Your Computer | 10.83 | page 14 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 102 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 11.83 | page 330 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 11.83 | page 256 | (Advert) | |
| Computer & Video Games | 12.83 | page 172 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Home Computing Weekly | 12.83 | page 110 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Personal Computer News | 12.83 | page 119 | (Advert) | |
| Sinclair User | 12.83 | page 174 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Computer | 1.84 | page 137 | (Advert) | [full page] |
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