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Leisure Suit Larry is the title character of a series of adult adventure games written by Al Lowe and published by Sierra On-Line from the 1980s to the present. The character, whose "actual" name is Larry Laffer, is a balding, dorky, double entendre speaking, leisure suit-wearing (but still somewhat lovable) loser in his 40s who spends much of his life trying (usually unsuccessfully) to seduce attractive women.

The "Larry" games were one of Sierra's most popular game series during the genre's heydays. As such, they remain well-known among fans of the type today. The series stands out among Sierra's catalog in that they are the only games the company produced that contain significant sexual themes and nudity.

In general, the games follow Larry's escapades as he attempts (and mostly fails) to convince a variety of young nubile women (rendered with increasing sophistication throughout the series) to have sex with him. A common link between the games are Larry's explorations of luxurious and cosmopolitan hotels, ships, beaches, resorts, and more commonly, casinos. One of Larry's trademarks is his manner of introducing himself: "Hi, my name is Larry; Larry Laffer."

Because of the nature of the games, the first and third episodes of the series featured an age verification system, which consisted of a series of questions to which the authors reasoned only adults would know the answer. However, many of the questions were American-centric and this frustrated some non-American gamers. Also, the multiple-choice questions did little to deter adolescents with some patience and a notepad. (The verification system could be skipped by pressing Alt-X in episode one, or Ctrl-Alt-X in episode three.)

The games

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987, remade 1991)
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places), or Leisure Suit Larry 2 (1988)
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (1989)
Leisure Suit Larry 4: The Missing Floppies
(fictional name; the game exists only in theory)
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (1991)
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (1993, CD version in 1994)
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail! (1996)
Leisure Suit Larry 8: Lust in Space
(cancelled)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004)
Leisure Suit Larry: Cocoa Butter (2006) (coming soon)

Other Larry products

The Laffer Utilities (1992) (a parody of the Norton Utilities package)
The Official Leisure Suit Larry Book (1994) (written by Al Lowe and Ralph Roberts, containing background information and hint guides).
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1998) (a standalone version of "LarryLand" from the ImagiNation Network
and Lowe's last production ever)

Collections

Five collections have also been published:

Larry 3 Pack (1991): this collection included the three games that were available at the time.
Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses (1994): this collection included all the Larry games up to #6, including both versions of 1 and 6, the Laffer Utilities, and the original Softporn game. A limited edition version of the Leisure Suit Larry book was also included.
Leisure Suit Larry: Collector's Series (1997): this collection included everything the previous collection contained, plus a Larry 7 preview, Larry's Big Score: Pinball, and Larry's Casino (not to be confused with the 1998 release of a similar title, this was simply a standalone collection of the gambling minigames from Larry 1 and Larry 5).
Leisure Suit Larry: The Ultimate Pleasure Pack (2000): this collection was identical to the Collector's Series, except that it included the full version of Larry 7: Love for Sail, and included the talkie version of Leisure Suit Larry 6, and two chapters of The Official Book of Leisure Suit Larry.
Leisure Suit Larry Compilation (2006): this item will be released on March 30, 2006, not much more is known yet about it''.

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