Tyrian purple the Iles Purpuraires at Mogador, in Morocco. The sea snail harvested at this western Moroccan dye production facility was "Hexaplex trunculus" (mentioned above) also known by the older name "Murex trunculus". This second species of dye murex is found today on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and Africa (Spain and Portugal, Morocco, and the Canary Islands). The colour-fast (non-fading) dye was an item of luxury trade, prized by Romans, who used it to colour ceremonial robes. Used as a dye, the color shifts from blue (peak absorption at 590 nm, which is yellow-orange) to reddish-purple (peak absorption at
Tyrian (video game) in the LDS (Loudness Sound System) format. The "Tyrian 2000" CD includes 25 of the tracks in red book audio format. The red book tracks are omitted from the freeware version due to the download size. The tracks "ZANAC3" and "ZANAC5" are reproductions of two songs from the MSX/NES game "Zanac". Alexander Brandon released the music of "Tyrian" for free in August 2010. The game mostly received positive reviews. "Tyrian" scored 87% in "PC Gamer" (one percent below their Editor's Choice award). A reviewer for "Next Generation" complimented the use of a shop system for acquiring powerups, the ability to