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Leisure Suit Larry Banned

Posted by michael on from the punny-title dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude has been refused classification and banned by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) due to its sexual content. Being produced by Sierra, Larry's exploits are more cheeky than they could ever be offensive, so is this really justified? Oh well, off to bit torrent I go..."

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  1. So we're advocating piracy now? by bluemeep · · Score: 3, Insightful
    "Oh well, off to bit torrent I go..."

    Assuming the poster is from Australia, can't he just import instead of resorting to theft? Or is flat out possession of the title illegal?

  2. Oh my God! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    These depictions occur in "full-motion video sequences" and include instances such as Larry receiving below-screen fellatio from Koko. "Sucking sounds are heard," said the OFLC.
    Oh my!

    Seriously, come on, why exactly should this game be banned? Who exactly is it going to shock? Veterans of the series will know what to expect when buying this game, but then so will newcomers because the game is marked as 15+ only!

    Honestly, if this is for 'the kids' then why can't you just accept that most of them have seen porn already and this is not exactly the kind of thing that is going to have them complain is it?!

  3. Copyright violation advocate? by myc_lykaon · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Oh well, off to bit torrent I go..."

    A friend of mine is involved in the production of LL:MCL - its sales pay my friend. So, rather than protest the rather odd decision of the OFLC by contacting/protesting/petitioning the OFLC or even importing a copy you wish to penalize my friend... Your logic is infallible.

    1. Re:Copyright violation advocate? by aelbric · · Score: 2, Insightful

      With all due respect, there are those that believe it is perfectly ethical to disregard a law that one considers immoral or unjust as long as it does not present risk to anyone else. True, grabbing this title from P2P will not give any revenue to the developers, but they are not getting any revenue from Australia anyway. Also, P2P presents only risk to the person acquiring it instead of the person trying to illegally bring it into the country for someone else. I would say that if they can grab it, go for it. Be prepared to suffer the consequences if necessary.

      Now, anyone who does this outside .au has my contempt.

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  4. Copy it? by isorox · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh well, off to bit torrent I go...

    So you're going to copy it (hurting the game maker) because your government is stupid? The real solution is buy it from abroad and import it, and while you're waiting for it to arrive, write to your MP and newspaper and point out the fact you're sending money abroad instead of keeping it local.

  5. Without Al Lowe? by glowimperial · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not buying a LSL game that doesn't have Al Lowes greasy paws all over it. I used to buy Sierra games because they had the best designers, making the best games. Now, they are just milking licenses.

  6. Re:Why? by warrantyVoidIfRemove · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Unless the group who made the decision were all 15, I just can't fathom the logic behind this.

    If the group that made this decision were all 15, it would be mandatory for all games and films to be chock full of porn.

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