Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
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Developers | |
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Sierra On-Line | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra On-Line |
Digital | Codemasters |
Engines | |
SCI1 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1991 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Windows (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013[1] |
Linux (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Flip screen |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, North America, Romance |
Series | Leisure Suit Larry |
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- All digital re-releases use manual-based copy protection carried over from the original game and checked at specific points. See: Issues fixed.
General information
- Leisure Suit Larry Omnipedia - Leisure Suit Larry Wiki
- Al Lowe's Humor Site - The series on Al Lowe's personal website
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' personal website
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- Larry Laffer Dot Net - Active fan site featuring music from Larry games
- 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 separate releases: EGA and VGA. Game brochures ("feelies") are used for copy protection. |
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GOG.com | Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 bundle. Only the VGA release is included. Pre-packaged with ScummVM. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Pre-packaged with ScummVM. | |||
ZOOM Platform | Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 Collection. Also includes Softporn Adventure. |
Version differences
- The GOG.com and ZOOM Platform re-releases are a bundle based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. They include:
- 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)
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/765860/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file
lsl5.ini
.
- 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>\LSL5SG.* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\LSL5SG.*[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765860/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Only Master volume can be adjusted | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail version only | |||
German | Retail version only | |||
Polish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!. | |||
Spanish | Retail version only |
Issues fixed
Stuck at the airport / Can't progress in the game
- The game uses manual-based copy protection, which is also present in all digital re-releases. A code has to be entered at specific points in the game in order to progress.
Use a cheat sheet[2] |
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Look up the correct code on the list provided by Al Lowe. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | EGA, VGA | 16-color EGA or 256-color VGA is supported, each with a separate release. The EGA version also supports Tandy and MCGA in 16-color compatibility mode. |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | EGA VGA |
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) | 6.0.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Macintosh II | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 256-color display. |
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 (765860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.