Verify Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)

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Verifying Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love in Several Wrong Places (1988) (Sierra On-Line)

Checklist

Have adequate installation instructions been provided to match any config files in the DOSZ?
RESOURCE.CFG is not needed in the DOSZ here. INSTALL.EXE can create it at any time without problems.

Have any official patches been applied, if necessary?
No official patches mentioned by PCGamingWiki.

Is the game data in the root of the ZIP (unless game does not work that way)?
Yes.

For games which include CD images, is there a smaller installation variant that offers the same features but needs less files?
Not applicable.

Is the entry in the right variant file (i.e. Freeware)?
Yes.

Have digital versions (Steam, GOG) been checked for matching?
No, and I'm unable to add them.

Can the game benefit from using embedded data or embedded patches in the datfile?
No.

Can DoDAT build the game from the install media?
Yes, after removing 1 unnecessary BAT file.

If the game requires a yml in the DOSZ, has it been added to the yml folder in the repo?
Not applicable.

Are there .PIF or .ICO or Win32 .EXE files that could be excluded?
No.

Do the file timestamps match the installation media?
Yes.

Does the DOSZ run standalone?
Yes.

For CD games, can the game be set up to run without a CD mounted?
Not applicable.

Can the game benefit from using CHDtoOGG?
Not applicable.

Is the game creating a swap file in the .pure.zip that could be avoided by increasing memory size? Or is it creating other bloated files that could be prevented by adding them in the DOSZ?
No.

Does the DOSC contain problematic data (i.e. copyright issue)?
No.

Does the DOSC have copy protection removed, if possible?
Unfortunately this CD version still has copy protection. I tried using a crack from a version recorded by TDC, but it made it impossible to see the title screen, even when entering the correct number, so I chose not to include it.

Is the game running at the correct speed? Is CPU year specified?
No CPU year was specified. I added cpu_year: 1988 since the speed seemed fine at the beginning.

Is the DOSC auto-running and skipping past any obstructions? Is it updated to use WAITMODECHANGE if possible?
Yes.

Does the game have MT-32 support? If so, is it correctly using MT-32 (old) or CM-32L (new), going by the Vogons Wiki?
Yes, it's using "old". The extension was still .dosz, so I updated to .dosx.

Does the game have General MIDI support?
No.

Is the game set up to run with the best quality graphics options by default?
Not applicable.

For certain old games only - are the graphics/audio improved by specifying video_card: pcjr, tandy, or generic_cga?
Not applicable.

Does the game have a mouse cursor that benefits from enabling input_directmouse?
Yes, I enabled it.

Does a game with separate episodes/executables have the options named and ordered properly in the DOSZ? Do they use the run_utility feature?
Not applicable.

Does the game share saves with a sequel, expansion, etc? If so, is it updated to use the .savename feature?
Not applicable.

Summary of changes

• Removed 1 unneeded file to help DoDAT
• Added cpu_year: 1988
• Updated MT-32 extension to .dosx
• Enabled direct mouse
• Edited comments and links

Unmentioned in the checklist:

• I removed the parentheses from the title since it messed with the (Developer) (Year) (Variant) format used for the dat. Also fixed a typo in Sierra On-Line