Xyphus
| Xyphus | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Penguin Software |
| Publisher | Penguin Software |
| Designers | Skip Waller Dave Albert |
| Programmer | Bob Hardy (Mac) |
| Platforms | Commodore 64, Apple II, Mac |
| Release | 1984 |
| Genre | Role-playing |
| Mode | Single-player |
Xyphus is a role-playing video game first released in 1984. The game was designed by Skip Waller and Dave Albert, with a Mac version by Bob Hardy, for Penguin Software. It was the first RPG on Macintosh. It had upgraded graphics and a mouse friendly user-interface. Xyphus is pronounced, Eks-see-foose, and is the Greek word for sword.