Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the alliterative title to a graphic adventure game originally released in 1987 as the first part of the Leisure Suit Larry series. Originally developed for DOS and the Apple II, it was later ported to other platforms such as the Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II and the TRS-80 Color Computer. It utilizes the Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) engine made famous by King's Quest: Quest for the Crown.
Set in the fictional city of Lost Wages, the story follows Larry Laffer, a middle-aged male virgin, as he tries to "get lucky". "Land of the Lounge Lizards" establishes several elements which recur in later games, including Larry's campy attire, perpetual bad luck with women, and penchant for double-entendres. The story and basic structure of the game are lifted from Softporn Adventure, an 1981 Apple II text adventure.
Despite the lack of advertising, the game was a sleeper hit and a big commercially and critical success. In 1991, Sierra released a remake that used the Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) engine with 256 colors and point-and-click, icon-driven (as opposed to text-based) user interface. A second, high-definition remake, titled Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, is currently under development by N-Fusion Interactive and Replay Games working with series' creator Al Lowe for a planned January 2013 release for Microsoft Windows (via Steam and OnLive), Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Linux.
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