<s>
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Tandy	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Interpreter	I-Application
(	O
AGI	B-Application
)	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Sierra	O
released	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
titled	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
1	I-Device
:	I-Device
In	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
for	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
used	O
the	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Creative	O
Interpreter	O
(	O
SCI	O
)	O
engine	O
,	O
featuring	O
256	O
colors	O
and	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
,	O
icon-driven	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
text-based	O
)	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Lounge	O
Lizards	O
establishes	O
several	O
elements	O
which	O
recur	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
Larry	O
's	O
campy	O
attire	O
,	O
perpetual	O
bad	O
luck	O
with	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
penchant	O
for	O
double-entendres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
plot	O
and	O
basic	O
structure	O
follow	O
that	O
of	O
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Sierra	O
's	O
own	O
1981	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
text	O
adventure	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
Larry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
long	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
over	O
decades	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Leisure	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Larry	I-Application
Goes	I-Application
Looking	I-Application
for	I-Application
Love	I-Application
(	O
in	O
Several	O
Wrong	O
Places	O
)	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
,	O
high-definition	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
titled	O
Leisure	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Larry	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
N-Fusion	O
Interactive	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Larry	O
series	O
 '	O
creator	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Replay	O
Games	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Larry	O
Laffer	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
38-year-old	O
(	O
40-year-old	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
remake	B-General_Concept
)	O
"	O
loser	O
"	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
his	O
mother	O
's	O
basement	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
lost	O
his	O
virginity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larry	O
starts	O
with	O
nothing	O
but	O
an	O
out-of-style	O
1970s	O
disco-era	O
leisure	O
suit	O
and	O
$94	O
in	O
his	O
pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Larry	O
's	O
movements	O
with	O
the	O
directional	O
keys	O
and	O
by	O
inputting	O
commands	O
into	O
a	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
areas	O
:	O
Lefty	O
's	O
Bar	O
,	O
a	O
hotel-casino	O
,	O
a	O
24-hour	O
wedding	O
chapel	O
,	O
a	O
disco	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
convenience	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
compartment	O
opens	O
beneath	O
Larry	O
's	O
body	O
and	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
laboratory	O
where	O
heroes	O
from	O
Sierra	O
's	O
computer	O
games	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
—	O
are	O
re-assembled	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
Larry	O
's	O
remains	O
are	O
instead	O
thrown	O
inside	O
a	O
blender	O
and	O
reformed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
available	O
method	O
of	O
augmenting	O
Larry	O
's	O
funds	O
is	O
to	O
gamble	O
in	O
the	O
casino	O
,	O
playing	O
blackjack	B-Application
and	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
given	O
seven	O
real-time	O
hours	O
(	O
eight	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
remake	B-General_Concept
)	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
a	O
despairing	O
Larry	O
commits	O
suicide	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Lowe	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
high	O
school	O
teacher	O
,	O
had	O
carved	O
a	O
niche	O
for	O
himself	O
at	O
Sierra	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
such	O
Disney-licensed	O
edutainment	O
titles	O
as	O
Donald	B-Device
Duck	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playground	I-Device
,	O
Winnie	B-Application
the	I-Application
Pooh	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hundred	I-Application
Acre	I-Application
Wood	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
Sierra	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
text-only	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
titled	O
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
text	O
adventure	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
had	O
established	O
its	O
name	O
on	O
providing	O
a	O
graphical	O
alternative	O
to	O
such	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
after	O
Sierra	O
lost	O
a	O
Disney	O
license	O
,	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
suggested	O
that	O
Sierra	O
should	O
remake	B-General_Concept
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
with	O
the	O
improved	O
tools	O
now	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
,	O
and	O
Ken	O
Williams	O
agreed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lowe	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
the	O
original	O
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
a	O
primitive	O
,	O
early	O
effort	O
"	O
,	O
borrowed	O
its	O
basic	O
structure	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
graphic	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Interpreter	I-Application
made	O
famous	O
by	O
1984	O
's	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
)	O
,	O
improvised	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
on-screen	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Larry	O
Laffer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	B-Application
Benton	I-Application
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
's	O
end	O
credits	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
layout	O
and	O
puzzles	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lowe	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
Softporn	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
co-designed	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Mark	O
Crowe	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
co-programmed	O
by	O
Ken	O
Williams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
accomplished	O
jazz	B-Device
musician	O
(	O
The	O
Lounge	O
Lizards	O
being	O
a	O
jazz	B-Device
band	O
's	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
Lowe	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
music	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
For	O
Your	O
Thighs	O
Only	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
compositions	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
AGI	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
age	O
verification	O
screen	O
may	O
be	O
skipped	O
by	O
pressing	O
Alt-X	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
pressing	O
Ctrl-Alt-X	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
appeared	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-titled	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
1	I-Device
:	I-Device
In	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
and	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Creative	O
Interpreter	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
served	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
designer	O
,	O
also	O
helping	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Ken	O
Williams	O
became	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sierra	O
's	O
marketing	O
director	O
John	O
Williams	O
,	O
"	O
Obviously	O
lots	O
of	O
retailers	O
were	O
selling	O
lots	O
of	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
,	O
but	O
no	O
one	O
wanted	O
to	O
admit	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Leisure	O
Suit	O
Larrys	O
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	B-Device
line	I-Device
of	I-Device
sequels	I-Device
and	I-Device
spin-off	I-Device
titles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Lounge	O
Lizards	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
At	O
its	O
best	O
,	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
surprises	O
you	O
with	O
clever	O
animations	O
that	O
make	O
you	O
laugh	O
...	O
And	O
at	O
its	O
worst	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
offensive	O
...	O
Larry	O
's	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
ideal	O
mate	O
is	O
shallow	O
even	O
for	O
a	O
parody	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
criticises	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
women	O
further	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
contributes	O
nothing	O
to	O
enlightened	O
male	O
attitudes	O
towards	O
women.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
compares	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
to	O
Leather	B-Application
Goddesses	I-Application
of	I-Application
Phobos	I-Application
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
Leather	O
Goddesses	O
is	O
"	O
raunchy	O
and	O
humorous	O
"	O
without	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
's	O
"	O
retrograde	O
"	O
portrayal	O
of	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
Rob	O
Steele	O
of	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
was	O
entertaining	O
and	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
"	O
wholeheartedly	O
sexist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Simmons	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
1991	O
remake	B-General_Concept
's	O
"	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
control	O
system	O
have	O
improved	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
a	O
huge	O
degree	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
it	O
is	O
slow	O
and	O
almost	O
a	O
chore	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
will	O
probably	O
find	O
the	O
new	O
edition	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
pretty	O
pictures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
was	O
given	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
,	O
or	O
Fantasy/Role	O
-Playing	O
Program	O
of	O
1987	O
by	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
placed	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
titles	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
N-Fusion	O
Interactive	O
and	O
publisher	O
Replay	O
Games	O
created	O
a	O
modern	O
point-and-click	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
updated	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
fully	O
vocalized	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
like	O
new	O
puzzles	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
