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 Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 18:37 Post subject: Leisure Suit Larry HD remakes, new games - Al Lowe on board |
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http://www.egmnow.com/articles/exclusive-leisure-suit-larry-returns-in-hd/
(the article has more pics included)
| Quote: | THE BUZZ: Replay Games has announced it obtained the rights to the Leisure Suit Larry franchise, and will re-release the original series, as well as commence work on all new adventures, beginning in 2012, the year that marks the series’ 25th anniversary.
Replay Games founder and CEO Paul Trowe, and series creator Al Lowe, are teaming up to re-introducing gaming’s favorite lovable loser Larry.
The first project under the agreement will be an HD re-mastered version of the original, Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, on every platform Replay can figure out how to port it onto, including: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, XBLA, PSN, On-Live, Steam. We’re pretty sure if an Atari 2600 enthusiast group got enough members to sign a petition, Lowe would personally code a version for them.
Should the re-make prove successful, the team is set to tackle the rest of the original series, games two-through-seven. Sadly, EGM has confirmed that the content for game four, Leisure Suite Larry 4: The Missing Floppies remains missing. However, Lowe won’t let that keep him from re-mastering it to Leisure Suite Larry 4: The Missing Digital Download HD.
The remakes will feature upgraded visuals, sound and control, while retaining the games’ signature puzzles and sense of humor.
Also, look for original Larry games to appear at some point in the future, though Trowe and Lowe aren’t sure when they will get the rest of the team sober enough to actually do the coding.
The Leisure Suit Larry series has seen better days. Recent installments changed the focus from lovable sleazeball Larry Laffer to his more pathetic, and less excusable nephew, Larry Lovage. The newer games focused more on the titillating aspects of the series, while foregoing what make Larry so popular in the first place: personality.
Specifically, Lowe’s personality.
Lowe, Larry’s creator and wingman, worked for Sierra On-Line during the heyday of point-and-click adventure games, when the company controlled the best computer properties out there, including King’s Quest, Space Quest and Gabriel Knight.
Larry’s return comes not just with Lowe’s approval, but with his participation. Word is Replay Games’ founder and CEO Paul Trowe actually kidnapped Lowe from his retirement community, shuffleboard stick still in hand, and brought him to his new cubicle. Lowe thinks the Jello isn’t as good, but at least he now has his own window.
In an exclusive conversation with EGM, Lowe said, “I’m overjoyed to see Larry released from his digital dungeon after all this time, and be placed in the hands of someone who understands him and wants to see him, brought back to the forefront by people who love him and understand him.”
Those unwashed hands belong to Trowe who worked with Sierra On-Line from it’s early beginnings (as a child prodigy/beta tester) through its golden years. Obtaining these properties has been a long-time goal of Trowe’s. He noted, “I’ve been trying to get the Larry rights for 10 years. I grew up in the Sierra family, starting beta-testing at 12 years old. To work with such amazing talent, like Al and Robertta is one of my life-long passions. These guys were way ahead of their time, and to be a part of this magic makes me really happy.”
When not soaking up Trowe’s adoration, Lowe is busy envisioning how Larry would react to modern times. “As a software salesman, I think Larry would feel right at home [in today's Internet age], and would stay current … at least with pornography,” Lowe said.
When asked if the Internet would make it easier for Larry to get a date, Lowe responded, “I can see Larry going on Match.com. I’d love to see that series of outtakes.”
Both Trowe and Lowe are excited about bringing the series to a whole new generation of relationship-challenged gamers. Trowe seems particularly pleased about, “…releasing Larry from the clutches of corporate America.” He elaborated, as if writing a press release, “Al and I are working very closely on this, to make sure every Larry game is the best. The remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry is going to kick so much ass, the entire world will have to play it standing up. And buy new pants. And a cushion. Seriously, we’re really excited about this.” |
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 18:53 Post subject: |
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Larry's smug face says it all, great news 
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 18:54 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 19:00 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 19:08 Post subject: |
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remake of the origional, jesus I remember playing it as a kid
wait...If I remember right you could literally complete it in like 20 mins (if you took it slow)
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 19:21 Post subject: |
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I'm old enough to have played, and enjoyed, the early Sierra games. If this is done right, it will be an enjoyably ride through nostalgia.
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 19:31 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 19:32 Post subject: |
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This is the best news I've heard in about 15 years.
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 21:12 Post subject: |
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my god... theyre remaking all the games...
what next?
remake of the remake?
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 22:52 Post subject: |
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I liked the earlier versions. Where you had to type in your commands. like the first two larry's, hero's quest, etc..
The simplified versions isn't really in my taste, maybe because I'm a semi-old grumpy gamer.
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 23:05 Post subject: |
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so finally he will make larry 4 the missing floppies
LULZ 
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| Posted: Mon, 10th Oct 2011 23:32 Post subject: |
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| Immunity wrote: | | I'm a bit skeptical on this though - one has to wonder just how much content they are going to cut in today's politically correct (and console kiddy oriented) gaming marketplace. |
lol... yeah Love For Sail would be AO for sure in the era of the ESRB.
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| Posted: Tue, 11th Oct 2011 01:47 Post subject: |
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Btw is Freddy Pharkas worth playing? How was that game compared to LSL?
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| Posted: Tue, 11th Oct 2011 02:47 Post subject: |
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Ahhh....good old games. Still got original floppies and boxes for most of these classics. Will check out the remakes for sure.
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| Posted: Tue, 11th Oct 2011 05:54 Post subject: |
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I wonder how the ESRB is going to rate this. I can't imagine anything less than M.
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| Posted: Tue, 11th Oct 2011 08:13 Post subject: |
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i remember larry 6 SVGA cd version, and the first one you can play in the VGA remake with mouse controls.
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| Posted: Tue, 11th Oct 2011 11:19 Post subject: |
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Dont like the cartoony look of the newer larry games. IMO what made the older ones so great were the mature look of the game mixed with witty humor and bizarr puzzles.
Also will these remakes be point and click?
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