
	Platform PC Genre Adventure Developer/Publisher Sierra On-Line Released 1987
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Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounging Lizards

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You don't know Leisure Suit Larry? You're kidding, right? Where were you in the late eighties? For the uninitiated, Leisure Suit Larry was based on a game written by the amazing Al Lowe, for Sierra On-Line and released in the year 1981 for the archaic Tandy. That game was called Softporn, a game intended for adults only. (If you want to try it, find a copy of Larry's Greatest Hits and Misses but please drink a lot before you start, it'll help.) Leisure Suit Larry was a rewrite of that classic game with the soon to be inexplicably popular Larry. The game was released in 1987 with a barrage of other amazing 3D adventure games by Sierra back when they actually released games and not Bonsai Shrub Manager or Be Your Own Tax Shelter Lawyer. I still remember playing the game for the first time on my dad's XT, which, although it had a color monitor, was "specifically for work purposes only" until he saw how much fun it was and started playing as well.

You control Larry, a 40’s something bachelor who is looking for Ms. Right, or at least a warm bed for a hardcore minute. The game starts up with the original copy protection - a series of questions that only adults should know (Yeah, that's a good one - like I was 19 the first time I played) then you lead Larry on a series of adventures/misadventures through the nightlife of Lost Wages. The game

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progresses through a collection of characters that only Shakespeare could have thought of: Lefty the bartender, the Pimp, the Hooker, Fawn, Faith, the Drunk, the Barrel Dude, and most importantly… the blowup doll… I mean Eve, dang it.

For the best playing experience, I recommend gathering up your college buddies - you know the ones: guys with nicknames like Goat and S**t-head and play as a

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team. Make up your own drinking games - it’s the kind of family fun that can only happen on a computer. Try everything, this game was intended to be funny and it sure is. Doing even the most irrelevant activity will result in a hilarious analysis by the narrator. I take this game out of storage at least once a year and finish it in one sitting. THIS IS WHAT GAMING IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT!

- Tazman


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