Tyrian purple Tyrian purple Tyrian purple (, "porphúra"; ), also known as Tyrian red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. It is a secretion produced by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name "Murex". In ancient times, extracting this dye involved tens of thousands of snails and substantial labor, and as a result, the dye was highly valued. The main chemical is 6,6′-dibromoindigo. Tyrian purple may first have been used by the ancient Phoenicians as early as 1570 BC. The dye was greatly prized
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