Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
Developers | |
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Sierra Entertainment | |
Engines | |
SCI0 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1989 |
Windows (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013[1] |
Linux (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
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 | Manual-based copy protection. | |||
GOG.com | 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 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)
- The GOG.com re-release retains the manual-based copy protection of the original game. See: Issues fixed.
Essential improvements
Higher quality visuals
- This fix is for the GOG.com re-release. It will correct the aspect ratio and increase the number of colors from the default 16.
Change display options in ScummVM configuration file[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] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765850/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file
lsl3.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>\LSL3SG.* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\LSL3SG.*[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765850/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 settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Polish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!. |
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.
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: Alt+Ctrl+X. |
(alternative) Use a cheat sheet[citation needed] |
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The GOG.com re-release provides the correct answers in |
Stuck in the theater lobby or the locker room / Can't progress in the game
- The game uses manual-based copy protection, which is also present in the digital re-release. A code has to be entered at specific points in the game in order to progress.
Use a cheat sheet[citation needed] |
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A list of codes is provided by Al Lowe on his Humor Site. |
(alternative) Find the appropriate page in the manual[citation needed] |
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The GOG.com re-release provides a copy of the game manual in |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, EGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | Intel 286 8 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA |
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 |
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 (765850) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.