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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > Let's Play! > We got a 10-54 in an 11-54 at 7-11. Let's play Police Quest!
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kethryveris
Aug 18, 2006

Wait! I wasn't yelling at you.
I was yelling at the duck.

idonotlikepeas posted:

I believe he is specifically based on Al Lowe. (The formerly-referenced developer of Leisure Suit Larry and one of the developers of this game.)

e: For reference, a picture of Al Lowe:



Kind of yes, and kind of no. (This is about LSL6, but it's pretty much the same deal:

Al Lowe's website posted:

When artists have to create so many characters, it's rough to be entirely original, so they look at real people for inspiration. I was an easy mark, for the same reason that I loved putting Ken Williams (Sierra's founder and CEO during its successful period) in the games--we knew we wouldn't get sued!

But when Art Director Bil Skirvin put me up-front and clearly recognizible in Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!, I got the last laugh on him! You see, I have a friend named Art who looks so much like me that we're often mistaken for brothers.

So, rather than giving myself a "starring role" in Larry6, I just named that character Art, in honor of my friend--and pulling one on the artists' little joke!
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