[Age 18+] Leisure Suit Larry In the Land of the Lounge Lizards AGI+ Remake

[Gal Shemesh]

[WARNING: Adult content for 18+ only]

Hi everyone

After exactly 1 year today, I wish to announce the completion of my "Leisure Suit Larry In the Land of the Lounge Lizards AGI+ Remake" !

The original LSL1 game got a few remakes already, though to me, the original LSL1 AGI version will always have a good place in my heart. However, since it is based on the parser where you have to type commands to proceed in the game, many players found it too complicate that they either gave the game a try and gave up, or never tried to play it at all, hence loosing the experience of this great version.

That is where I wanted to take the original AGI version of the game and to re-design it from a complete scratch, with a modern 'point & click' user interface, which also involves a graphical inventory area unlike the text based inventory in the original. Not only that I managed to achieve that, I also added new graphics, new sounds, new animations, funny references, a LOT of extra lines, a built-in hints system, achievements that you can find throughout the game, and even a brand new location! All of these additional add-ons make this new-old version an enjoyable version of the game to play for everyone, including to old players who know the original game by heart.

I spend a lot of time making this remake as close as possible to the original AGI version, with the exception of the above improvements to make it better. I hope you'd have great time playing it as I had making it.

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The game was added to the AGS game database (direct link).

Your ratings and comments would be helpful to let me know how I did. And of course, if you encounter with any problem or bugs, kindly let me know, either here on over Discord.


Changelog
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Version 1.0.1.1
- Fixed bug where Larry remains in his intro sprite when the game starts (THIS TIME FOR REAL!)
- Hebrew intro added
- Hebrew game name re-phrased
- Hebrew sign added in the Cabaret
- Hebrew translation minor grammar fixing

Version 1.0.1.0
- Game updated to engine build 3.6.2
- Hebrew translation added
- Fixed crash before entering the first room after intro restarts
- Fixed taxi driver charges wrong fee
- Minor grammar fixing

Version 1.0.0.5
- Fixed bug where Larry remains in his intro sprite when the game starts
- Minor grammar fixing

Version: 1.0.0.4
- Fixed disco background not changing during the day after marrying Fawn

Version: 1.0.0.3
- Fixed walkable area in the Casino elevator
- Prevent Larry from moving with the keyboard when elevator panel is showing

Version: 1.0.0.2
- Fixed screen message when looking in Alley during day time
- Minor grammar fixing

Version: 1.0.0.1
- Added looking on picture in Lefty's bar
- Added looking on Drunken in Lefty's bar

Version: 1.0.0.0
Released: 20th June 2025

[DrSlash]

Cool! Glad to see more Sierra games getting remakes with extended QoL features. And over the years I've definitely met people who struggled with text parser but preferred the visuals of the original game over the remakes.

I only just started playing it, but all in all, looks like a nice addition to the ever-expanding collection of Sierra fan projects. Congratulations on the release!

[Zwiffer]

Looks promising. Larry in EGA is so much better than all of his other (VGA and later) incarnations. So I never really liked the other LSL1 remakes. As a fan of the old AGI games, I am definitely going to play this version! I'll let you know what I think as soon as I finish it. Congrats on the release.

[Zwiffer]

I finished it and really liked what I played and saw! I wrote a review about it here on AGS.

Many thanks for making this fun remake!

I did encounter a few minor issues which you might want to straighten out in a later version:

-The disco dancing scene animation doesn't play out as it should when the gamespeed is set to fastest. It seems to hang mid animation. Larry is making his throwing stance while Fawn is still dancing a bit. But the animation never finishes.
-When I used my wallet on Fawn in the disco to 'loan' her the 100 for the suite it didn't deduct anything from my wallet balance.
-The slot machine sometimes doesn't seem to pay out when it should. Or at least a Cherry, Non Cherry, Cherry should pay out as one Cherry (I believe) but it doesn't. I also remember getting a seven, seven, something else (don't remember what) and not getting a win.
-The blackjack table is not available. Or at least I wasn't able to access it. But I guess this is intentional?
-The disco is accessible at daytime. Everyone is inside and I got a text about a meat market or something and was sent back outside. It seemed odd. Why not just close it down during the day?

[Gal Shemesh]

Thanks @Zwiffer! I'm glad you liked it and managed to finish it despite the bugs you mentioned - some of them were already brought to my attention and got fixed, but my guess is that you had a prior build than the fixed one.

-The disco dancing scene animation doesn't play out as it should when the gamespeed is set to fastest.

That's odd, because I tested the game in the recent days from start to finish in the fastest speed, however didn't encounter issues during the dance scene... Will try to reproduce and fix.

-When I used my wallet on Fawn in the disco to 'loan' her the 100 for the suite it didn't deduct anything from my wallet balance.

Will try to reproduce and fix.

-The slot machine sometimes doesn't seem to pay out when it should. Or at least a Cherry, Non Cherry, Cherry should pay out as one Cherry (I believe) but it doesn't. I also remember getting a seven, seven, something else (don't remember what) and not getting a win.

Mm... If I recall correctly, in the original game a 'cherry | else | else' does give Larry cashback, though there's no winning sound, which I added in my version. Odd that it doesn't update the cash value as I checked that the price changes when winning on each of the options. Will re-check and fix as necessary.

-The blackjack table is not available. Or at least I wasn't able to access it. But I guess this is intentional?

Yep. Blackjack is not my thing, and I have no clue how to play it. And learning to play it just in order to code it would have taken me a lot of time, which I wanted to utilize in making the game better. So instead, I targeted the 'available' Blackjack table from the original to have a unique character sitting there, whom you can talk to.

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This would be Commander Cavin from the assembly line. He is the 'built-in hints system' in my version, and you can talk to him to getting hints if you're ever get stuck; the hints are randomized, but he won't repeat any of them unless he's finished the entire hints cycle.

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-The disco is accessible at daytime. Everyone is inside and I got a text about a meat market or something and was sent back outside. It seemed odd. Why not just close it down during the day?

The disco scene has a fun reference to a very funny bit from $einfeld. The un-fixed build you played unfortunately had a bug and didn't update the background accordingly. I'd recommend to re-download the latest build (currently v1.0.1.1) to re-experience the fixed disco scene I worked really hard to make there:

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Put the game in full speed to speed things up and acquire the Rose, Ring and Candy from Lefty's bar. Then take a cab to the Casino to get the Pass and then go to the Disco. Enter, and you should meet with 'Jojo'; another reference to $einfeld. Then, wait until daytime and you should be kicked out (or go somewhere else and return to the outside of the disco during daytime). There, you'd see Jojo and his friend. Follow them, and enjoy the show.

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And thanks for the review! I hope that I answered a few of the things you mentioned there. As for the daytime only slows down players, there's actually a new location that is opened 24/7 and it's the Computer Game's store, which has a nice puzzle in it.

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And you can even earn there $250.00 by completing it, making it even much simpler than needing to try your luck at the casino; a hint - do it after acquiring all items you can get from the bar, but before meeting with Fawn.

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