Tyrian purple 520 nm, which is green). It is believed that the intensity of the purple hue improved rather than faded as the dyed cloth aged. Vitruvius mentions the production of Tyrian purple from shellfish. In his "History of Animals", Aristotle described the shellfish from which Tyrian purple was obtained and the process of extracting the tissue that produced the dye. Pliny the Elder described the production of Tyrian purple in his "Natural History": The most favourable season for taking these [shellfish] is after the rising of the Dog-star, or else before spring; for when they have once discharged their waxy secretion,
Tyrian (video game) save games at any time, and the inclusion of a storyline to provide a reason behind "killing everything you see." He scored the game four out of five stars. "Computer Gaming World" nominated "Tyrian" as "Action Game of the Year". The original developers Jason Emery and Alexander Brandon considered "Tyrian"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reception "far more" than their expectations. Tyrian (video game) Tyrian is a scrolling shooter computer game developed by Eclipse Software and published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. The game was officially released as freeware in 2004, and the graphics were made available under an open content license in April 2007.