Leisure
Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is
the first game to feature Larry Laffer, a deperate
40 year old male looking to lose his virginity in
Lost Wages by the end of the night. His wild and
lustful adventures to score always tend to leave
Larry just short of his goal, and the comedic twists
will have you rolling on the floor.
The game was created in 1987 by Al Lowe (www.allowe.com)
and Sierra Studios (www.sierra.com)
and was a huge success. It was named the Best Adventure/Fantasy
Role-Playing Game of 1987 by the Software Publishers
Association, and promted the creation of a sequal.
In the end, there have been 7 games in the Leisure
Suit Larry series. NOTE: The series deliberately
jumps from Leisure Suit Larry 3 to Leisure Suit
Larry 5. This is becase Al Lowe guaranteed there
would be no Leisure Suit Larry 4. The vga remake
of Larry 1 in 1991 is seen by some to be the fourth
game in the series, as it introduced use of the
new interface also used in Larry 5 ("point-and-click").
Some even say that there are 8 games, if you include
the most recent game featuring Larry Lovage (Larry
Laffer's nephew).
Leisure Suit Larry 8, tentatively titled 'Leisure
Suit Larry 8: Lust in Space' was in full development
in 1998, when funding was cut. Shortly after Al
Lowe left Sierra as Sierra's adventure games department
was disbanded. Eventually Leisure Suit Larry Magna
Cum Laude was made, which features Larry Lovage
(Larry Laffer's nephew). When the game was released,
Al Lowe appeared to strongly state that
the game was NOT Leisure Suit Larry 8 ... considering
that the game was a huge flop in comparision to
the older titles, and alienated many of the larry
fan-based, his stance was understandable (keep in
mind, this is only my opinion, as I sorely regretted
purchasing Leisure Suit Larry right off the shelf
... and should have waited til it went into the
discount bins).
At this point, there is little hope for another
sequal. The game's traditional interface is now
outdated (which was "type-as -you-go"
and finally "point-and-click"). And in
a market of 3D shooters and enormous role playing
games, it appears that the classic adventure game
has lost it's appeal with game producers. If you
are looking for a copy of Leisure Suit Larry, try
searching google for "Leisure Suit Larry Download"
(please do NOT contact us if you are looking for
a game).
Leisure
Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is
the first game to feature Larry Laffer, a deperate
40 year old male looking to lose his virginity in
Lost Wages by the end of the night. His wild and
lustful adventures to score always tend to leave
Larry just short of his goal, and the comedic twists
will have you rolling on the floor.
