Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
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Developers | |
---|---|
Sierra On-Line | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra On-Line |
Digital | Codemasters |
Engines | |
VGA Version | SCI1.1 |
SVGA Version | SCI21 |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 1993 |
Windows 3.x | 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1994 |
Windows (ScummVM) | January 17, 2013[1] |
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
Linux (ScummVM) | December 17, 2015 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Flip screen |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance |
Series | Leisure Suit Larry |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! is a singleplayer flip screen adventure game in the Leisure Suit Larry series.
The game had two different versions: VGA (1993 original, floppy disks) and SVGA (1994 CD-ROM remake with speech added).
General information
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- Leisure Suit Larry Omnipedia - Leisure Suit Larry Wiki
- Al Lowe's Humor Site - The series on Al Lowe's personal website
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' personal website
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- Larry Laffer Dot Net - Active fan site featuring music from Larry games
- 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 | ||||
Both VGA and SVGA versions are included. | ||||
GOG.com | Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 bundle. Both VGA and SVGA versions are included. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Both VGA and SVGA versions are included. | |||
Steam | Both VGA and SVGA versions are included. | |||
ZOOM Platform (unavailable) | VGA version. Part of Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 Collection. Also includes Softporn Adventure. Delisted on March 31, 2023.[2] |
Version differences
- The original VGA version was released in 1993 on floppies. It was later re-released on CD-ROM in 1994 with added speech. This version runs in DOS in 320x240 256-color mode.
- The SVGA remake was released in 1994 on CD-ROM, with updated graphics and full voice acting. It runs in DOS and Windows 3.1 in 640x480 256-color mode.
- The GOG.com and ZOOM Platform re-releases are a bundle based on the 1997 Leisure Suit Larry: Collection Series. They include:
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (EGA & VGA version)
- Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
- Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (VGA version only)
- Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (VGA & SVGA CD-ROM "talkie" version)
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM for the VGA version of Leisure Suit Larry 6, and DOSBox for the SVGA remake.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765910/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The GOG.com re-release uses ScummVM configuration file
lsl6-cd.ini
for the VGA version, and DOSBox configuration filedosbox_L6.conf
for the SVGA remake.
- 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>\LSL6SG.* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\LSL6SG.*[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765910/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
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Only Master volume can be adjusted. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | CD-ROM version only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Speech with subtitles in CD-ROM version only. | |||
German | Retail version only. | |||
Polish | Available in the retail collection Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits & Misses! |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | VGA supported by the original release; SVGA by the remake |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using ScummVM. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 16 MHz | Intel 386 16 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
Other | The remake requires Intel 386 CPU, 4 MB RAM and an SVGA card. |
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 16 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 550 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Macintosh II | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 256-color display. |
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
- ↑ 1.0 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (765910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Release: Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits and Misses! - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Electronic Arts - Codemasters De-Listing Notice - last accessed on 2023-03-21