Easter Eggs in Leisure Suit Larry II: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
Egg id: 136
Have a seat, Mr. and Mrs. Williams
When Larry waits to get a seat at the restaurant, the receptionist first lets all the rich people pass and take a seat, including Mr. and Mrs. Gates (referring to Bill Gates of Microsoft) and Mr. and Mrs. Williams, referring to Ken and Roberta Williams, founders of Sierra On-Line.
Many barbers in Larry 2, 5 all together, but the one at the airport surely has ended up in the wrong game series. Never trust princess Rosella of King's Quest IV to give you a haircut. SHE is supposed to have the nicest long blond hair, not Larry (duh!)
In the game's resource file, there is a reference to Jim Walls and Police Quest 2 in text040, which refers to the jungle maze on the island after Larry escapes the cruise ship. The text reads: "You discover Jim Walls testing Police Quest II. Jim! You were supposed to be on vacation."
Unfortunately we have not yet been able to trigger this Easter Egg. If you know the command that triggers it, please let us know!
In the game's resource file, there is a reference to King's Quest 3 in text032, which refers to Larry's cabin on the cruise ship. The text reads: "You feel nothing but dust. (But remember this if you ever play King's Quest III.)"
It refers to the cupboard in Larry's cabin. In King's Quest 3, Gwydion looks on the top of a cupboard to find a small key - hence the reference. Unfortunately we have not yet been able to trigger this Easter Egg in Larry 2 as it appears this line of text as not linked to any command. If you do know the command that triggers it, please let us know!
Unreversal Studios is a reference to Universal Studios.
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Egg id: 356
Wig protection
If Larry doesn't wear the wig after leaving the ship, the death sequence mentions Sunnyside Soft, which was Al Lowe's own game development company before he joined Sierra.
Enter and exit the airport again for the PA system to kick in. It will call for the artists/animators of the game:
- "Mr. Skirvin. White courtesy phone please." says the PA announcer.
- "Paging Ms. Borucki; Ms. Bonnie Barucki please," booms over the PA system.
- "Mr. Herring; your prescription is ready!"
Many of the items in Erasmus' entrance hall are props of other Sierra games:
- the airplane refers to Lytton PD from Police Quest
- the coffin could refer to Dracula's coffin in King's Quest 2
- the sarcophagus refers to the mummy's sarcophagus in King's Quest 4 (and pictures Rosella as a hieroglyph, see image below).
- the peacock on the table also refers to King's Quest 4
- the suit of armor refers to Laura Bow: The colonel's Bequest
- the shield refers to Conquests of Camelot
- the onklunk refers to Leisure Suit Larry 2
At the top of the escalator at the airport, you can find Leisure Suite Larry. Talk to him him to hear the Leisure Suite Larry tune. Talk to him some more for some funny lines.
In the homicide office, use your phone to call the Sierra Customer Support Line: (209) 683-6858.
When you call this number there is also a 30% chance that Al Lowe (designer of Leisure Suit Larry) answers the phone. He'll say the following:
Hi This is Al; Al Lowe.
Well, hello Sonny Bonds. I don't know how you got me --must have been a bad connection. But since you sound like a potential customer, let me tell you about a new game out.
I just finished a great game called Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love in Several Wrong Places (LL2 for short).
You'll love becoming Larry Laffer, who's a little bit like all of us - a jerk, a nerd, and a loser.
But you can help Larry improve his self-esteem by finding the girl of his dreams.
So how does it sound?
Well go to the nearest software store and buy a copy - the funniest and funnest game I've ever played - and I'm sure you'll like it just as much as I do.
If this sounds like a promo, it is. But then why else did you call me?
Please note though, that Leisure Suit Larry is NOT, I repeat NOT, based on my own personal experience.
I gotta go now. I'm working on my new game "Leisure Suit Larry III featuring Polyester Patty."
Oh, and by the way, "Have a nice day".
You can also call Sierra's BBS line (which tells that BBS is so popular that all 16 lines are busy): (209) 683-4463
One of the directory's of the computer in homicide office is called Sierra. Access it to see files for King's Quest 1 through 4, Silpheed, Manhunter, Thexder, Gold Rush, Mother Goose, Space Quest 1 through 3, and Leisure Suit Larry 1 and 2. Selecting any of the titles will give a short description of the selected game.
