Glypha

Glypha III is John Calhoun's classic Macintosh arcade game in which the player, mounted on a winged steed and armed with a lance, does battle with sphinxes inside an Egyptian temple in pursuit of a place on the High Scores list. This entry is the Japanese release, ported to Mac OS X by Mark Pazolli with localization by Bridge 1 Software.

Joust-style arcade combat

Players ride a winged mount and use a lance to unhorse sphinx riders, in the lineage of Joust-style flap-and-tilt arcade duels.

Egyptian temple setting

The action takes place inside an Egyptian temple, with the High Scores list serving as the central goal.

Mac OS X Japanese port

This release is the public-domain Glypha III package localized into Japanese by Bridge 1 Software and ported to Mac OS X by Mark Pazolli, based on John Calhoun's original.

Polish in this version

Refinements include thunder at the title screen that now appears in front of the cursor, the cursor being hidden during play, and updated documentation.