Leisure Suit Larry

The one star is for the ScummVM ports GOG uses. I just played Larry 1 here on GoG. It turned out you can steal things and walk out of the shop, and the shopkeeper doesn't shoot you like he does in the original DOS version. That's enough. It tells you everything you need to know. After having seen a bunch of other games (Space Quest, Lure Of The Temptress, etc.) that also use ScummVM... I can guarantee you that the game is broken and you won't have the authentic experience. Why? Well, any adventure game that's not made by LucasArts, that is, any game that has any hint of simulation - NPCs going around, reacting to your actions, any adventure game in which it matters where you step and when you do stuff, any game that has more conditions and consequences than a LucasArts game, has broken scripts that don't trigger and has its systems broken by the ScummVM ports. I have to make the conclusion that we should avoid the ScummVM logo like the plague. It's so incredibly wrong that ScummVM (a messy hobby project) is now the official, highly trusted thing that Steam and GoG use for their "museum" versions of the games for more than a decade. I paid for the games because that's the right thing to do, but sadly, to experience them correctly, you should get them from an abandonware site and use DOSBox.

These games are so nostalgic. Considered daring for it's day, but actually more of a Benny Hill style comedy, that lives up to it's hype even today. Al's corny humor drives the game forward, while his musical backgrounds create an ambient atmosphere that pulls you into the game. I am very much looking forward to his remake and the new releases they are planning on.

This isn't a review, but rather a bit of gaming history trivia. The cover of Softporn Adventure (which you can see at 1:02 in the video) shows three topless (actually completely nude) women sitting in a hot tub. The hot tub belonged to Ken and Roberta Williams. The woman on the right was Roberta Williams! Check the wikipedia entry on "Softporn Adventure" for more details.

I have this on the original discs that even came with the Crazy Nick casino games as well! Just want to know if we'll EVER see LSL7 - Love for Sail that takes place immediately after the events of LSL6 - Shape Up or Slip Out! As for LSL4 - The Case of the Missing Floppies, Al's official story has something to do with a bottle of tequila, the Mexican Space Program, and Area 51... don't ask. Although, BOTH LSL5 - Passionate Patti Does A Little Undercover Work AND SQIV - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers present plausible cases about what happened to the Master Discs for LSL4. What happened? Play them to find out!

These are what you would call "late night games". Leisure suit Larry games consist of nonstop sexual humor/content, which is fine if that is what you like. It's about a loser who can't get a woman or find romance to save his life and the many adventures and situations he gets himself in while trying to find love. They are funny, if you like dirty humor (not to mention "pixilated nudity"...yes I wrote that laughing). I didn't care for the early ones, but 5 and 6 gave me a good laugh. If you want something dirty and more adult-only then these would be the games to have. They are funny games, give them a try.