Al Lowe (born July 24, 1946) is a musician and game designer/programmer who developed several adventure games, mostly for Sierra On-Line. He is best known for his creation Leisure Suit Larry and the long-running series it spawned.
Lowe began his career teaching public school music for 15 years. After that time, he decided to teach himself programming and in 1982 he created three games for the Apple II: Dragon's Keep, Bop-A-Bet, and Troll's Tale. ...
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Al Lowe (born July 24, 1946) is a musician and game designer/programmer who developed several adventure games, mostly for Sierra On-Line. He is best known for his creation Leisure Suit Larry and the long-running series it spawned.
Lowe began his career teaching public school music for 15 years. After that time, he decided to teach himself programming and in 1982 he created three games for the Apple II: Dragon's Keep, Bop-A-Bet, and Troll's Tale. Sierra Entertainment bought these games in 1983 and Al worked for them as a programmer and game designer for 16 years.
His first projects included Winnie the Pooh in the 100-Acre Woods, Donald Duck's Playground, and The Black Cauldron, all based on Disney properties.
In 1986, he was lead programmer on King's Quest III and Police Quest I and also created the music for other Sierra games.
He is best known for his Leisure Suit Larry series of games and its infectious theme song, which he composed. After Larry's success, Lowe also designed other...
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