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The character, whose full name is Larry Laffer, is a balding, dorky, double entendre speaking, leisure suit-wearing (but still somewhat lovable) "loser" in his 40s who spends much of his life trying (usually unsuccessfully) to seduce attractive women. The "Larry" games were one of Sierra's most popular game series during the genre's heydays. As such, they remain well-known among fans of the type today. The series stands out among Sierra's catalog in that they are the only games the company produced that contain significant sexual themes and nudity. In general, the games follow Larry's escapades as he attempts (and mostly fails) to convince a variety of young nubile women (rendered with increasing sophistication throughout the series) to have sex with him. A common link between the games are Larry's explorations of luxurious and cosmopolitan hotels, ships, beaches, resorts, and more commonly, casinos. One of Larry's trademarks is his manner of introducing himself: "Hi, my name is Larry; Larry Laffer." Because of the nature of the games, the first and third episodes of the series featured an age verification system, which consisted of a series of questions to which the authors reasoned only adults would know the answer. However, many of the questions were American-centric and this frustrated some non-American gamers. Also, the multiple-choice questions did little to deter adolescents with some patience and a notepad. (The verification system could be skipped by pressing Alt-X in episode one, or Ctrl-Alt-X in episode three.) Commentator Becky Hogge has suggested that the inverse of this method be used to identify and prevent internet pedophiles from visiting sites intended for children. After the gleefully seedy first game, the series - despite becoming infamous for its saucy content - gained somewhat of a reputation for not actually featuring all that much raunchy material when analyzed, particularly the mid-entries to the series. This became even more evident in later years, when more genuinely racy games appeared on the market. At most, the raunchier moments were usually hidden as Easter eggs. Things began to become racier again toward the end of the series, particularly in the (original) final installment, Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail!. In "Love For Sail!" and "Casino", Larry is voiced by Jan Rabson. Also, despite bearing the Leisure Suit Larry name, since creator Al Lowe, as well as other team members were not involved, many fans do not count "Magna Cum Laude" as "canon"; some don't even count it as a true "Leisure Suit Larry" game, nor worthy of the name. Adventure gamesLeisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987 - remade 1991); Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) or Leisure Suit Larry 2 (1988); Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (1989); Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (1991); Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (1993 - CD version in 1994); Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail! (1996); Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004);
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