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'''HAL Laboratory, Inc.''' (株式会社ハル研究所 Kabushikigaisha Haru Kenkyūjo) is a Japanese video game developer that was founded on February 21, [[1980]]. Its name comes from the HAL 9000 computer in the film ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', and was chosen because each letter is one before those of [[IBM]]. The company is most famous for its character [[Kirby]], the protagonist of the eponymous game series, as well as the [[:Category:Super Smash Bros.|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. It is a second-party development studio of [[Nintendo]].


[[Category:February 21]]
HAL Laboratory started off making games for the [[MSX]] system during the early '80s, some of their games since the [[1986]] [[Famicom Disk System]] game ''[[Gall Force]]'' (based on the anime series of the same name) have been released also on [[Nintendo]] systems.
[[Category:1980]]
 
In many of its games during the early to mid-'90s it used the name ''HALKEN'' (derived from their literal Japanese name "HAL KENkyūjo") as well as HAL Laboratory. Some of its early titles were also released as HAL America, a North American subsidiary of the company.
 
The fourth president of [[Nintendo]], Satoru Iwata, was a former president of HAL. Other important figures include Masahiro Sakurai, who created the ''Kirby'' character and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise and now leads his own company [[Sora|Sora Ltd.]].
 
==List of games==
===[[Apple II]]===
* ''[[Taxman]]''
 
===[[MSX]]===
* ''[[Balance]]''
* ''[[Butamaru Pants]]''
* ''[[Cue Star]]''
* ''[[Dragon Attack]]''
* ''[[Dunk Shot]]''
* ''[[Eggerland Mystery]]''
* ''[[Eggerland 2]]''
* ''[[Fruit Search]]''
* ''[[Gall Force]]''
* ''[[Heavy Boxing]]''
* ''[[Hole in One]]''
* ''[[Hole in One Professional]]''
* ''[[Inside the Karamaru]]''
* ''[[Inspecteur Z]]''
* ''[[Mr. Chin]]''
* ''[[Pachipro Densetsu]]''
* ''[[Picture Puzzle]]''
* ''[[Roller Ball]]''
* ''[[Space Maze Attack]]''
* ''[[Space Trouble]]''
* ''[[Step Up]]''
* ''[[Super Billiards]]''
* ''[[Super Snake]]''
* ''[[Swimming Tango]]''
* ''[[Tetsuman]]''
* ''[[The Roving Planet Styllus]]''
 
===[[MSX2]]===
* ''[[Hole in One Special]]''
* ''[[Zukkoke Yajikita Onmitsudoutyuu]]''
* ''[[Mr. Ninja - Ashura's Chapter]]''
 
===[[NES]]===
* ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]''
* ''[[Adventures of Lolo 2]]''
* ''[[Adventures of Lolo 3]]''
* ''[[Air Fortress]]''
* ''[[Day Dreamin' Davey]]''
* ''[[Defender II]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]
* ''[[Joust (arcade game)|Joust]]''
* ''[[Metal Slader Glory]]''
* ''[[Millipede (arcade game)|Millipede]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters II (video game)|NEW Ghostbusters II]]''
* ''[[Rollerball (video game)|Rollerball]]''
* ''[[Skyscraper]]''
* ''[[Vegas Dream]]''
* ''[[World Rally Championship]]''
 
===[[Game Boy]]===
* ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters II (video game)|Ghostbusters II]]''
* ''[[HAL Wrestling]]'' (publisher; developed by [[Human Entertainment]])
* ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]''
* ''[[Pinball: Revenge of the Gator]]''
* ''[[Shanghai]]''
* ''[[Trax]]''
 
===[[SNES]]===
* ''[[Alcahest]]''
* ''[[Arcana]]''
* ''[[Earthbound]]''
* ''[[Hal's Hole in One]]''
* ''[[Hyperzone]]''
* ''[[Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]'' ([[Satellaview]])
* ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
* ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
* ''[[NCAA Basketball]] aka [[Super Dunk Shot]] (in Japan) [[World League Basketball]] (in Europe). (may have been developed or translated by Sculptured Software. It is unclear which role each company had. The company has the Japanese version of the game listed in its website, however their role is unclear.
* ''[[SimCity 2000]]''
* ''[[Vegas Stakes]]''
* ''[[Metal Slader Glory: Director's cut]]''
 
===[[Nintendo 64]]===
* ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Snap]]''
* ''[[Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
* ''[[SimCity 64]]''
 
===[[GameCube]]===
* ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
 
===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
* ''[[Kirby & the Amazing Mirror]]''
* ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
* ''[[Mother 3]]''
 
===[[Nintendo DS]]===
* ''[[Kirby Canvas Curse]]''
* ''[[Kirby Squeak Squad]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Ranger]]''
* ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
* ''[[Picross 3D]]''
* ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
 
===[[Wii]]===
* ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' (Co-developed with Good Feel)
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (Development Cooperation)
* ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
===[[Nintendo 3DS]]===
* ''[[Face Raiders]]''
* ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
* ''[[BoxBoy!]]''
* ''[[Picross 3D: Round 2]]''
* ''[[BoxBoxBoy!]]''
* ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
* ''[[Bye-Bye BoxBoy!]]''
* ''[[Kirby Battle Royale!]]''
 
===[[Wii U]]===
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
* ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
 
===[[Nintendo Switch]]===
* ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''

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HAL Laboratory, Inc. (株式会社ハル研究所 Kabushikigaisha Haru Kenkyūjo) is a Japanese video game developer that was founded on February 21, 1980. Its name comes from the HAL 9000 computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and was chosen because each letter is one before those of IBM. The company is most famous for its character Kirby, the protagonist of the eponymous game series, as well as the Super Smash Bros. series. It is a second-party development studio of Nintendo.

HAL Laboratory started off making games for the MSX system during the early '80s, some of their games since the 1986 Famicom Disk System game Gall Force (based on the anime series of the same name) have been released also on Nintendo systems.

In many of its games during the early to mid-'90s it used the name HALKEN (derived from their literal Japanese name "HAL KENkyūjo") as well as HAL Laboratory. Some of its early titles were also released as HAL America, a North American subsidiary of the company.

The fourth president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, was a former president of HAL. Other important figures include Masahiro Sakurai, who created the Kirby character and the Super Smash Bros. franchise and now leads his own company Sora Ltd..

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