Year: 1987

Publisher: Sierra Online

Developer(s): Sierra Online (later games: High Voltage Software, Team17, Replay Games)

Creator: Al Lowe

Country: USA

Genre: Adventure game

Platforms: Various

Leisure Suit Larry, created by  Al Lowe, is a series of adult-themed video games that began in 1987. In the original series, players follow Larry Laffer, a middle-aged virgin in the first game, and try to help him seduce women. You can see a full playthrough of the original game here. A spin off series, following Larry’s nephew Larry Lovage, began in 2004 with Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. It featured very different game play, as seen in this video.

LGBTQ  references in this game series: 

Leisure Suit Larry (1987): Comedian’s jokes

Leisure Suit Larry 3 (1989): Bobbi and Kalalau; Suzi; Cross-dressing; Lesbian Cannibals

Leisure Suit Larry 5 (1991): Sign in airport

Leisure Suit Larry 6 (1993): Gary; Gay Game Over; Cavaricchi; Shablee; Larry’s Reaction to Shablee

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004): Spartacus gay bar, Ione, Luba

Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (2009): Damone LaCoque

See also QRM’s entry for this game.

Citations:

1. Gus, M. (14 May, 2000). Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! Retrieved from http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/153/
2. Larry Laffer. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Laffer
3. Leisure Suit Larry. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry
4. Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry:_Magna_Cum_Laude
5. Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude [Review]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/04/leisure-suit-larry-magna-cum-laude-3
6. Yzzyxz. (2013, February 2). Leisure Suit Larry 1 playthrough EGA version). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyvi1pdDPUc
7. ZepherMantis. (2014, January 5). Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude PC Gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjPic5XETo