Let's Get Lucky
Runtime: 65 Minutes
History Topics (At-A Glance):
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LIzards (1987)
Episode Summary:
Today, we go back to the beginning of the Leisure Suit Larry series by looking at the development of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards. As part of its story, we look at the career of its creator, Al Lowe. We also revisit some of the early catalog of Sierra Entertainment, including the text adventure game that inspired Leisure Suit Larry. Join us as we try to get lucky on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.
| Video Games Discussed in this Episode: | |
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| Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LIzards (1987) | |
| Softporn Adventure (1981) | |
| Bop-A-Bet (1982) | |
| Troll's Tale (1983) | |
| Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1984) | |
| Donald Duck's Playground (1986) | |
| The Black Cauldron (1985) | |
| King's Quest III (1986) | Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (1989) | Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (1988) | Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (1991) | Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (1993) | Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (1996) | Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) | Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (2009) | Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice (2020) | Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded (2013) |
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Lucas, J. (1983, October 24). Dragon’s Keep, learning game for first graders. InfoWorld, 43, 39. https://books.google.com/books?id=rS8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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Veix, J. (2018, June 20). An Oral history of ‘Leisure Suit Larry’ - MEL Magazine - medium. Medium. https://medium.com/mel-magazine/an-oral-history-of-leisure-suit-larry-ef41bc374802 |
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Biography 1 - Al Lowe’s humor site. (n.d.) |
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Katata, K. (2013, August). Leisure Suit Larry. HardcoreGaming101.net. Retrieved July 2, 2024, https://web.archive.org/web/20140613032246/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lsl/lsl.htm |
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Danzis, A. (2012, June 25). Leisure Suit Larry’s Creator on Making a Remake, But Not Really Making One. . . Read more: Leisure Suit Larry’s Creator on Making a Remake, But Not Really Making One. . . |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2024at, June 16). Leisure suit Larry. Wikipedia. |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2024am, May 8). Jan Rabson. Wikipedia |
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Wikipedia contributors. (2024ae, April 9). Al Lowe. Wikipedia. |
| Audio Sources: | |
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| Cold Open Music |
Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |
| Podcast Intro Music |
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |