Xyphus

Xyphus
DeveloperPenguin Software
PublisherPenguin Software
DesignersSkip Waller
Dave Albert
ProgrammerBob Hardy (Mac)
PlatformsCommodore 64, Apple II, Mac
Release1984
GenreRole-playing
ModeSingle-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.