Leisure Suit Larry Returns to XBLA

osubluejacket said:He'll have some competition in that department, as I don't think my brain (nor body) can handle this kind of excitement. I've been waiting for so many years for Al Lowe to secure the series rights, and this series holds a place in my heart that few games do. I played literally every single PC title on the first week of its release. And yes, this is despite the first few games being released back when I was far too young to be playing such a title. I remember having to ask my Dad the answers to many of the age verification questions they prompt you with at the beginning of a new game.

The screenshots above are a bit brilliant, too, as they recreate the iconic start of the original Land of the Lounge Lizards. Despite not having played the game in more than a decade, I'm positive I could still run through that title blindfolded.

Warning: to appeal to a wider audience the remade version will be E for Everyone.

Peace Minus One said:Noooo... not unless the words "really really really really really really really really never" are in there as well.

JMJimmy said:Ohh, booo... I was hoping for the first AO console game...

Lol might give this a strange, only reason nobody bought this is because we'd look like pervs

ShinUkyo said:See... my parents told me I could play ONLY if I got past those rotten age verification questions. And I worked for days upon days on getting all the right answers written down. I was too young to be playing these games, but it was my first real gaming memory and what got me hooked on gaming. Sierra studios holds a VERY special place in my gaming heart, as I know it does with a lot of other people. This is better news (to me) than Forza 4 being released today. I mean could today get much better? Unless Sierra came out and said they are going to redo (the proper way and with love and care) the Police Quest series (before that Swat BS), all the Kings Quests, all the Space Quests, and a little known game called Codename: Iceman (originally planed to be a series like the rest), today is one of the tops in my gaming book.

Unfortunately, I don't see the other series getting remakes anytime soon. Although I believe that they all could be and would be really successful.

Bring on Police Quest!

I will be looking forward to this...............at the right price that is!!!!

This news makes my day! Al Lowe's endorsement makes this huge news! I've still got all of my original hint books with the red celpohane decoders! (Which I never used of course...*ahem*)

I vow to be the first TA member to secure 100% completion for Leisure Suit Larry in The Land of the Lounge Lizards! And yes, I know where the Spanish Fly is hidden!! Ya better book your boosting sessions with me soon! Ha!

Flyboy80498 said:Don't forget Quest For Glory, I would pay such good money for an HD remake (ala Monkey Island) for every single Sierra series. Hell, even some of the Dynamix ones as well...

Quest for Glory (Hero's Quest), Colonel's Bequest, and Gabriel Knight also would be awesome to have redone. I still have the Quest for Glory collection and Gabriel Knight I & II. I think out of all of them Quest for Glory was my favorite (sans the final installment) with Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father coming in second (non of that live action crap).

Al Lowe involved? God yes.

HD Remake...meh. Something about those screens just doesn't grab me. I've never really been fond of the remakes of games as they usually lose...something...in the process.


For those mentioning (or interested in) playing some of the other Sierra adventure games, the King's Quest, Space Quest, and Police Quest games are available on Good Old Games. Along with Gabriel Knight series and Phantasmagoria 1 & 2. Unfortunately, no LSL, Codename: Iceman, Conquest of the Longbow, Conquest of Camelot or Quest for Glory.

This has to a joke right?

Strangely I was only talking about Land of the Lounge Lizards the other day. I remember me and my mate nicked his older brothers copy and memorised all the answers to the age verification questions.

Can't wait to see how it transfers.

FINALLY. No more abominations...

Ultima22 said:Eh? EA went bust and nobody told me?

I remember playing these & always had fun playing them, looking forward to seeing them re-released, especially with Al Lowe involved in them. I wonder if the age verification questions will be included?

now if only Police Quest & Full Throttle could be re-released also

Anybody remember the Microprose game "Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender?" That game was one of my faves at the time.

Looking forward to this. Hope it's not a letdown. And hopefully it leads to more classic Sierra games seeing rereleases.

TheDarKnyht said:Oh my God. Hero's Quest (and later re-named Quest for Glory for sequel's) is the game that got me started into role-playing games. Too many fond memories!

Rhyolitic said:Yes. That is a bookmark of mine. I also have all of the original games. I still have the cocktail napkin that came with the original Leisure Suit Larry game.

In case anyone was looking for some of the Sierra made games that are hard finds such as:

Freddy Pharkas
Gold Rush
Laura Bow I & II
Kings Quest (I - IV)
LSL (1 - 6, there is no part 4 made because well.. larry doesn't do 4 play )
Manhunter I & II
The Black Cauldron
Mixed Up Mother Goose
Police Quest (1 - 3, 4 is there too but I think it is considered Open Season and doesn't follow the series as a direct sequel if I remember right)
Quest For Glory (1 - 4), this was originally named Hero's Quest
Space Quest (1 - 5)
Codename: Iceman
and... Gobliiins (1 - 3)

You can find them at: http://www.abandonia.com

Be warned... to run these on your computer you need to download DOSbox. It is a simple program that allows older games to run on your new fancy fandangled computer that these games were not meant for.

Also, I know that Codename: Iceman needs the book to get you past some areas. I believe you can find it online but I am not sure.

In case anyone was wondering, yes I am a connoisseur of all things Sierra from the 80's to early 90's.

PQ, QFG, SQ, KQ, and LSL aren't abandonware. They had compilations released in like the last 5-10 years. Laura Bow & MUMG can be found on one of the KQ compilations, iirc.

Edit - And encouraging people to pirate (because that's essentially what it is, do you really think Activision - the owners of Sierra - would allow ANY property to fall into "abandonware"?) when there is a cheap, legal, DRM free alternative? Sorry man, that's not cool in my book.