Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Q | Jump |
| Z | Down |
| I | Left |
| P | Right |
| V | Stomp |
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
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Jump |
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Down |
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Left |
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Right |
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Jump |
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Stomp |
Horace & the Spiders
In this arcade action game, guide Horace on a mission to eliminate deadly arachnids in the Spider Mountains. Jump over spiders while climbing the hills. Use webs to swing across the Spider Bridge. Trap spiders in gaps and stomp on them. Don’t run out of serum.
Starting a Game
To begin a game, press the jump button on the controller, or the space bar on the keyboard.
Gameplay
Horace & the Spiders puts the player in control of Horace on a journey through the Spider Mountains. Horace must clear as many spider caves as he can before running out of serum!
The Spider Mountains consist of three phases:
- Spider Hills
- Guide Horace along the hills, jumping over lurking spiders. Reach the end of the hills to cross the spider bridge. The hills will become longer and more dangerous the more spider caves Horace has cleared.
- Spider Bridge
- Jump onto the first spider’s web, and continue jumping between webs to reach the other side. Horace can fall from any distance, as long as he is above the platform on the right hand side of the screen.
- Spider Cave
- Use the webs inside the spider cave to climb up and down. Press the Stomp key to jump up and down on the web bridge below Horace, weakening it.
- Spiders will become stuck when moving along a gap in one of the web bridges. When a spider is stuck, move Horace over them and stomp to make them fall. If a spider falls far enough, they will be eliminated.
- Eliminate all spiders in the cave to return to the hills and find another cave.
These phases repeat once the Spider Cave has been cleared.
Later Spider Caves can consist of multiple screens - Horace is teleported to the next area of the cave once all spiders on the screen are eliminated.
Scoring
Horace gains 100 points for each second he is moving on the hills or the Spider Bridge.
When inside a Spider Cave, Horace is given 100 points each time he eliminates a spider.
Lives
The player begins the game with 5 spider serums. A bonus serum is given after clearing a Spider Cave.
Interface
- Player Lives
- Player Score
- High Score