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Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

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This page is for the original game. For the 2013 HD remake, see Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded.

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Codemasters
Engines
Original release AGI2
VGA remake SCI1
Release dates
DOS June 4, 1987
Mac OS (Classic) June 4, 1987
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, Text input
Genres Adventure
Themes Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, North America, Romance
Series Leisure Suit Larry
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards on HowLongToBeat
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards on IGDB
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards guide on StrategyWiki
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards on MobyGames
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards on Wikipedia
Softporn Adventure 1981
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards 1987
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 1988
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals 1989
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work 1991
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino 1992
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! 1993
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! 1996
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998) 1998
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude 2004
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust 2009
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded 2013
Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry 2018
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice 2020

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.
Uses an anachronistic age verification quiz, which has to be solved at every launch. This feature is also present in all digital re-releases. 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
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
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.
DOS
Mac OS
GamersGate
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Both EGA and VGA release are included.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Both EGA and VGA release are included.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 bundle. Both EGA and VGA release are included. Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Both EGA and VGA release are included.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Both EGA and VGA release are included. Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 Collection. Both EGA and VGA release are included. Also includes Softporn Adventure.
Windows

Version differences

The original 1987 EGA release employs AGI engine and text parser interface. The game runs in 16 colors with PC speaker or Tandy sound.
The 1991 VGA remake employs SCI engine and 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 and ZOOM Platform re-releases are a bundle based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. They include:

Essential improvements

Higher quality music in EGA version

This fix is for the ScummVM re-release of the EGA version. It will enable MIDI music in place of the default 3-voice Tandy sound.
Change the sound device in ScummVM configuration file[2]
  1. Edit the file <path-to-game>\lsl1.ini.
  2. In the [scummvm] section add the line music_driver=windows.
  3. Save the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-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, and lsl1sci.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
DOS <path-to-game>\
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/763970/pfx/[Note 2]
In the original release saves are labeled LLLLLSG.*, while in the VGA remake LSL1SG.*.
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
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 (original EGA release)
General options (original EGA release)
General options (VGA remake)
General options (VGA remake)

Graphics feature State Notes
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
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
The EGA version has no native mouse support, but it can be enabled with ScummVM. The VGA remake has full mouse support.
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
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound can only be toggled in the original release.
Master volume can be adjusted in the VGA remake.
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
English
Polish
Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!.
Russian
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.
Use a cheat code[3]

After you input your age, on the screen with the first question, use the following key combination to skip the quiz:
Alt+X - in the original EGA release
Alt+Ctrl+X - in the VGA remake

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes Hercules, Tandy/PCjr, CGA, EGA The original release also supports MCGA and VGA in 16-color compatibility mode. The remake only supports 256-color MCGA and VGA.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.0
Processor (CPU) 8088 / 8086 5 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Other The remake requires DOS 5.0, Intel 286 CPU, 640 KB RAM, 4 MB HDD and a VGA card.
Windows
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
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Apple DOS 3.3
Processor (CPU) Apple IIe
System memory (RAM) 128 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Other The remake requires Mac OS 6.0.7, 2 MB RAM and 256-color display.
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
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. 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. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/763970/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (763970) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References