Editing Leisure Suit Larry (section)

==Reception and legacy==

The ''Leisure Suit Larry'' series became one of Sierra's most popular during the adventure genre's peak. It was ranked as the 85th top game of all time by [[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] in 1996, praised for its blend of campy humor and bad puns.<ref>''Next Generation'' 21 (September 1996), p.43.</ref> The total sales of the first five ''Leisure Suit Larry'' games surpassed 2 million copies by 1996, as of ''Love for Sail''{{'}}s release.<ref name="Leisure Suit sets sail">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-12-08-9612020282-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708202341/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-12-08/lifestyle/9612020282_1_movie-site-bond-girl-web |title=''Leisure Suit'' sets sail |date=December 8, 1996 |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |archive-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> By 2011, the series had reached a milestone of 10 million copies sold.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=Leisure Suit Larry HD remakes announced |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-11-leisure-suit-larry-hd-remakes-announced |access-date=June 1, 2021 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |date=October 11, 2011}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' described ''Leisure Suit Larry'' as a "profoundly lonely" representation of American masculinity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Joseph Earl |title=To These Writers, Video Games Are Not Just Entertainment, but Art |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/books/review/critical-hits-video-games-review.html?searchResultPosition=1 |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=2023-11-20 |access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref>