Tornado Low Level

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Tornado Low Level
Screenshot of Vortex Software's Tornado Low Level
Screenshot of Vortex Software's Tornado Low Level
Developer(s) Costa Panayi
Publisher(s) Vortex Software
Release date(s) 1984
Genre(s) Arcade
Mode(s) Single player
Platform(s) ZX Spectrum
Media Cassette
Input Keyboard, Joystick

Tornado Low Level (also known as T.L.L.) is a game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K computer and released by Vortex Software in 1984 . It was written by Costa Panayi who also coded Android, Android 2, Highway Encounter, Cyclone and Revolution.

The player controls a Tornado fighter jet and must maneuver the plane at very low levels. The aim is to collect items on the landscape whilst watching fuel level and avoiding hills, pylons, and other structures. At high speeds the plane's wings wings "sweep back". An interesting feature of the game was the 3D view, which included a shadow of the plane on the ground.

Panayi’s game, Cyclone, featured similar but improved graphics.

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