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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical |The game had two different releases: EGA (original) and VGA (remake). See: [[#Version differences|Version differences]]. <br/> The EGA version uses disk-check ("key disk"), while the VGA version uses game brochures ("feelies") for copy protection.| | DOS, Mac OS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical |The game had two different releases: EGA (original) and VGA (remake). See: [[#Version differences|Version differences]]. <br/> The EGA version uses disk-check ("key disk"), while the VGA version uses game brochures ("feelies") for copy protection.| | DOS, Mac OS }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | leisure_suit_larry | DRM-free | Both releases are included in the Leisure Suit Larry bundle, comprising Leisure Suit Larry 1 - 6. For details see: [[#Version differences|Version differences]]. Pre-packaged with ScummVM 1.8.0. | | Windows, OS X, Linux}} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | leisure_suit_larry | DRM-free | Both releases are included in the Leisure Suit Larry bundle, comprising Leisure Suit Larry 1 - 6. For details see: [[#Version differences|Version differences]]. Pre-packaged with ScummVM 1.8.0. | | Windows, OS X, Linux}} | ||
+ | {{Availability/row| GMG | leisure-suit-larry-1-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizards-pc | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 763970 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 763970 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, 8 March 2019
Developers | |
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Sierra Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Original release | AGI |
VGA remake | SCI |
Release dates | |
DOS | June 4, 1987 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 4, 1987 |
Windows | January 17, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | January 17, 2013[1] |
Linux | December 17, 2015 |
This page is for the original game. For the 2013 HD remake, see Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded.
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM
- Uses an anachronistic age-verification quiz at launch, which is also present in the digital re-release. See: Issues fixed.
General information
- Leisure Suit Larry Omnipedia - Leisure Suit Larry Wiki
- Al Lowe's Humor Site - The series on Al Lowe's official website
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' official website
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- The Sierra Help Pages - Extensive troubleshooting guide
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | The game had two different releases: EGA (original) and VGA (remake). See: Version differences. The EGA version uses disk-check ("key disk"), while the VGA version uses game brochures ("feelies") for copy protection. |
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GOG.com | Both releases are included in the Leisure Suit Larry bundle, comprising Leisure Suit Larry 1 - 6. For details see: Version differences. Pre-packaged with ScummVM 1.8.0. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
Version differences
- The original 1987 "EGA" release employs AGI engine and has a text-based interface. The game runs in 16 colors with PC-speaker sound.
- The 1991 "VGA" remake employs SCI engine and has an icon-based point-and-click interface. The game has updated graphics and new soundtrack. It runs in 256 colors and supports multiple soundcards.
- For the 2013 "HD" remake, see: Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded.
- The GOG.com re-release is based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. It includes the series' "carnal" predecessor Softporn Adventure, as well as all the main games:
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (EGA & VGA version)
- Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
- Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (VGA version only)
- Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (VGA & SVGA CD-ROM "talkie" version)
Essential improvements
Higher quality music in EGA version
- This fix is for the GOG.com re-release of the original EGA version. It will enable MIDI music in place of the default 3-voice Tandy sound.
Change the sound device in ScummVM configuration file[citation needed] |
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music_driver=windows |
- This fix is for the original DOS EGA release. It will enable MIDI music in place of the default 1-voice PC-speaker sound.
Run the game in ScummVM[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/763970/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The original release has no configuration file.
RESOURCE.CFG
is used by the VGA remake. - The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file:
lsl1.ini
for the EGA version, andlsl1sci.ini
for the VGA remake.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/763970/pfx/[Note 2] |
- In the original release saves are labeled
LLLLLSG.*
, while in the VGA remakeLSL1SG.*
. - The GOG.com version on Linux puts the 1987 EGA release save files into
<path-to-game>/data/lsl1.*
and 1991 VGA release save files into<path-to-game>/data/lsl1sci.*
.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Polish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!. | |||
Russian | Fan translation | |||
Spanish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry: Ultimate Pleasure Pack. Only the VGA version was translated. |
Issues fixed
Stuck at the intro / Can't start a new game or load a saved game
- Due to its "adult" nature, the game uses a period-correct trivia quiz to verify the user's age. These questions have to be answered every time the game is launched.
- The GOG.com re-release provides only some answers to the EGA version.
Use a cheat code[citation needed] |
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After you input your age, on the screen with the first question, use the following key combination to skip the quiz: |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, VGA | CGA and EGA are supported by the original release; VGA by the remake |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA |
- The VGA remake requires DOS 5.0, an Intel 286 CPU, 640 KB of RAM and a VGA card.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Apple IIe | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (763970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.