Glypha III is an arcade developed by Soft Dorothy Software, released 31 December 1993 on Mac.
What Glypha III is
Glypha III is an arcade game developed by Soft Dorothy Software and released in 1993. It is available on Mac only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Glypha III is in many ways a clone of the arcade classic Joust, but features several innovations. As in joust, your character flies through a fixed screen and must hit flying enemies while positioned higher than them in order to kill them. If she comes in too low, she will die. When killed enemies drop eggs. These can be picked up for points. If they are not picked up, they will hatch into more dangerous enemies. Here, the whole game is given an Egyptian theme. The character designs resemble hieroglyphics, the enemies are sphinxes and it set set in an Egyptian temple. The major change from Joust is barriers that open and close, changing the shape of the playing field, including lava…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Glypha III launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Glypha III — frequently asked questions
When did Glypha III come out?
Glypha III was released on 31 December 1993 for Mac.
Does Glypha III have multiplayer?
Yes. Glypha III supports multiplayer.
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