Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
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| Developers | |
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| Sierra On-Line | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Digital | Codemasters |
| Engines | |
| VGA Version | SCI1.1 |
| SVGA Version | SCI21 |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | November 1993 |
| Windows 3.x | 1994 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1994 |
| Windows (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
| Linux (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Leisure Suit Larry |
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Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
The game had two different releases: VGA (original) and SVGA (remake). See: Version differences. | |
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Both VGA and SVGA release are included. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Available in the Leisure Suit Larry bundle, comprising Leisure Suit Larry 1 - 6. Both VGA and SVGA release are included. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Both VGA and SVGA release are included. | |
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| Steam | |
Both VGA and SVGA release are included. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 Collection. | |
Version differences
- The original 1993 "VGA" (low-resolution) version was released on floppies. It runs in DOS in 320x240 256-color mode. This version was also re-released on CD-ROM, with added speech.
- The 1994 "SVGA" (high-resolution) remake was released on CD-ROM, with updated graphics and full voice acting. It runs in DOS and Windows in 640x480 256-color mode.
- The GOG.com re-release is a bundle based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. It includes:
- 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" versions)
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM for the VGA version of Leisure Suit Larry 6, and DOSBox for the SVGA remake.
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/765910/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file
lsl6-cd.inifor the VGA version, and DOSBox configuration filedosbox_L6.conffor the SVGA 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 |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\LSL6SG.* |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\LSL6SG.*[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
General options (VGA version)
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox or ScummVM). | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Only Master volume can be adjusted | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | CD-ROM version only | |
| 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 | Speech with subtitles in CD-ROM version only | |||
| German | Retail version only | |||
| Polish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | VGA supported by the original release; SVGA by the remake |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using ScummVM. | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 16 MHz | Intel 386 16 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 8 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
- The SVGA remake requires an Intel 386 CPU, 4 MB of RAM and an SVGA card.
| Windows 3.x | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 16 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 550 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| Mac OS | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7.0 | 9.2.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon 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 (765910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.