Glypha: Vintage
John Calhoun · 2023 · Indie, Action, Retro, Pixel Graphics, Arcade
PC
Positive100% · 16
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About Glypha: Vintage
A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action.
Glypha, the classic shareware game on the early Macintosh, now landed in the 21st Century ... but not too much. It still has that classic early Mac look, but 21st Century hardware acceleration, gameplay and feel. (The consensus seems to be that it is a wee bit harder now.)
Game play:
You control your player with only three controls:
- Left (player goes to the left)
- Right (player goes right)
- Flap (your bird flaps to climb)
But be careful, whoever's weapon is higher than the other's wins the battle!
Opponents:
There are a number of opponents — some more challenging than others. Should you survive long enough you'll find out just how challenging. Points for defeating an opponent are shown below:
Additionall controls allow you to:
- Pause (pause and unpause the game)
- Fullscreen (toggle fullscreen)
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Great update of the shareware game which was a unique take on the arcade game Joust2 found this helpful
I am long time fan of Soft Dorothy Software games, so when I heard that Glypha was being released for modern machines I could not wait to play it. If anything, the new game takes the foundation laid with the original and improved it with faster gameplay and more responsive action. Keeping the B&W aesthetic of the original game was a bold choice, but it absolutely serves the game well with an extra hit of nostalgia.1 found this helpful
30 years later and this game still holds up. Glypha was always one of my top ten shareware games back on our old Performa and I’m having a lot of fun playing it again on my Steam Deck1 found this helpful
A fun simple but difficult old school arcade game!1 found this helpful
A game brought back from yesteryear. Fun and simple. Play it after watching the news.1 found this helpful
Modern version of Glypha III, from the days when Mac had games you couldn't get anywhere else.
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