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) 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.