Leisure Suit Larry's Maker On Wedgies v. Bullets

simoniker writes "Al Lowe, the creator of lounge lizard Leisure Suit Larry, has been talking about his comeback game with new developer iBase Studios, Sam Suede, asking why games nowadays are too violent, and revealing of his new title: "there's going to be guards, but instead of slitting their throats, you'll give them a wedgie." He also asks: 'Let me put this way, the shelf is full of racing games and shooters, RPGs and action games. Where are the comedies?' Well, where are they?"

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Please don't comment unless....

[Whiney Mac Fanboy]

Don't comment unless you can answer the following question:

What can you get in a "red light" district?

a. in many cases, trouble
b. the Blue Plate Special
c. outdoor lighting fixtures
d. lingerie

I find this game offensive

[hjf]

I think many nerds will think this game is offensive. I mean, they are the main victims of wedgies...

iBase eh??

[Anonymous Coward]

All your iBase are belong to us, Al Lowe!!!

Re:I don't know

[bj8rn]

So you want a lubricated, mint flavor, lubber? WHAT A PERVERT!!

I'll tell you...

[cptgrudge]

Let me put this way, the shelf is full of racing games and shooters, RPGs and action games. Where are the comedies?

I'll tell you where. In your pants! It's a fucking joke down there!

Re:No Funny Games

[Anonymous Coward]

Riiight. So you're not the same Dr_LHA who wrote this then?

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

***** Art, Redefined, June 6, 2004
Reviewer: Dr_LHA

On the surface, Worms 3D (or W3D as it shall henceforth and forthwith be known!) is merely an updated version of the velnerable "Tanks" game, an old Atari standby that combined precision and tactics, bending the mind to the task at hand. W3D is not even the first of such a Tank-inspired series, for the fine, and well crafted, original Worms series, out in the mid-nineties for such arcade powerhouses as the original PowerMac, and the PC, preceeded this work.

And yet... and yet... this is more than such a game. For under the surface lies a symphony of flavorful strategic cunnery that should serve both the childlike "player" and the adult "philosopher" alike. Only the most stupid would fail to find both fun and meaning in this game.

Every aspect, from the graphical design of the tails of the worms, to the size of the bazookas, seems designed to fascinate and stimulate the mind. This crosses the line, going from merely "game fodder" to "mind fodder" to art. And like all great art, it has its price. That price is not merely the $29.99 above, but the investment of time and energy that will, almost certainly, result.

A superb game. Outstanding. The creators should not merely be rewarded, but they should be identified, and we should be able to honor them.

Or this IRC chat?

*** dr_lha has just entered #macgames
<dr_lha> Hi
<exlim4x> Hi lha
<exlim4x> Do you fix zips too? *rofl*
<dr_lha> shut up
<dr_lha> just played worms 3d again.
<ebiscuit> really? what a surprise. I thought you hated that game
<dr_lha> ???
<dr_lha> WTF
<dr_lha> I love it, where did you get it from I hate it?
<ebiscuit> its called sarcasm
<dr_lha> It's my favorite. Much better than Max Payne
<exlim4x> Does anyone else get kernel panics when they try to insmod ACPI on Linux 2.4.21?
<ebiscuit> We know already. STFU about Worms 3
<dr_lha> Worms 3D. *D* It's 3D, which the older ones weren't.
*** dr_lha has been kicked off #macgames by BotMG (ebiscuit STFU)
*** dr_lha has just entered #macgames
<ebiscuit> *sigh*

Not to mention the many Slashdot posts where you keep going on about it over and over again.

Re:No Funny Games

[compro01]

Last genuinely funny games I played were the Monkey Island series of games. So this guy is certainly speaking a lot of truth.

Leisure Suit Larry games were never funny, mildly titilating if you're a 13 year old maybe, but funny? No. So I'm not sure how qualified he is to talk about making funny games.

humor is a matter of taste and there is still no accounting for taste.

Re:awsome game

[Flyboy Connor]

When the first Leisure Larry game was published, I was working as a programmer for a software house. The game was awesome, especially because it had EGA graphics. But the funniest thing about the game happened just after we got it, when we had a big opening of our new office and all our biggest clients were there. One of the most nerdy of my colleagues used the game to demonstrate the awesome powers of modern PCs to our clients, who were all huddling around his PC while he was explaining to them: "...so there is this hooker, see, who I want to fuck, but first I must get a condom..." No idea if this influenced future business.

Re:No Funny Games

[rainman_bc]

Last genuinely funny games I played were the Monkey Island series of games. So this guy is certainly speaking a lot of truth.

I thought Postal 2 was pretty funny myself, although it was full of gore and violence ^_^

My favourite part was when you shoved the shotgun up a cat's ass before you shoot someone... Here kitty kitty kitty...