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Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals

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Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals cover
Developers
Sierra Entertainment
Engines
SCI0
Release dates
DOS 1989
Windows (ScummVM) January 17, 2013
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) January 17, 2013[1]
Linux (ScummVM) December 17, 2015
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals on Wikipedia
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Key points

Can be run under ScummVM
Uses an anachronistic age verification quiz, which has to be solved at every launch. This feature is also present in all digital re-releases. See: Issues fixed.
All digital re-releases use manual-based copy protection carried over from the original game and checked at specific points. See: Issues fixed.

General information

Leisure Suit Larry Omnipedia - Leisure Suit Larry Wiki
Al Lowe's Humor Site - The series on Al Lowe's official website
Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' official website
Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
The Sierra Help Pages - Extensive troubleshooting guide
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Manual-based copy protection.
DOS
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Included in the Leisure Suit Larry bundle, comprising Leisure Suit Larry 1 - 6.
Pre-packaged with ScummVM 1.8.0.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Windows

Version differences

The GOG.com re-release is a bundle based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. It includes:

Essential improvements

Higher quality visuals

This fix is for the ScummVM re-release. It will correct the aspect ratio and increase the number of colors from the default 16.
Change display options in ScummVM configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Edit the file <path-to-game>\lsl3.ini.
  2. In the [scummvm] section change the lines:
    aspect_ratio=false to aspect_ratio=true
    disable_dithering=false to disable_dithering=true.
  3. Save the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765850/pfx/[Note 2]
The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file lsl3.ini.
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\LSL3SG.*
Windows <path-to-game>\LSL3SG.*[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765850/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video settings

Video options
Video options

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Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio options
Audio options

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses!.

Issues fixed

Stuck at the intro quiz

Due to its "adult" nature, the game uses a period-correct trivia quiz to verify the user's age. These questions have to be answered every time the game is launched.
Unlike in the previous installments, the game can be played without answering the questions correctly. Yet, the number of correct answers determines how explicit its "adult" content is.
Use a cheat code[citation needed]

After you input your age, on the screen with the first question, use the following key combination to skip the quiz: Alt+Ctrl+X. The game will then let you pick the level of "filth".

(alternative) Use a cheat sheet[citation needed]

The GOG.com re-release provides the correct answers in <path-to-game>\LSL3 Answers.txt.

Stuck in the theater lobby or the locker room / Can't progress in the game

The game uses manual-based copy protection, which is also present in all digital re-releases. A code has to be entered at specific points in the game in order to progress.
Use a cheat sheet[citation needed]

A list of codes is provided by Al Lowe on his Humor Site.

(alternative) Find the appropriate page in the manual[citation needed]

The GOG.com re-release provides a copy of the game manual in <path-to-game>\Leisure Suit Larry 3 - Manual.pdf.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/765850/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (765850) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References