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.^[2] 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. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity which is controlled by another entity. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... National Diet Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, Kudan Kita 3-1-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemon, the Great Gate of Edo Castle (Kokyo) Chiyoda (千代田区; -ku) is a special ward in central Tokyo, Japan. ... Satoru Iwata , born December 6, 1959) is the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo succeeding the long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. ... Masahiro Sakurai ) (born on August 3, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is a game concept designer, the creative force behind both the Kirby and the series on Nintendo platforms, and the author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine. ... Pac-Man is one of the most recognizable video games ever created. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a fictional character in Arthur C. Clarkes Space Odyssey saga. ... Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... Super Smash Bros. ... In the video game industry, a second-party developer is a developer who, while being a separate entity from any console manufacturer, is tied to a specific one usually through contract or partial ownership and makes games specifically for that console manufacturer. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ...

HAL Laboratory started off making games for the MSX system and the Commodore VIC-20.^[3] During the early 1980s, 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. Sony MSX 1, Model HitBit-10-P MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. ... The VIC-20 (Germany: VC-20; Japan: VIC-1001) is an 8-bit home computer. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Legend of Zelda Famicom Disk The Family Computer Disk System , FDS) was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral to their overwhelmingly popular Family Computer (Famicom) console in Japan. ... Gall Force is a group of science fiction anime OAV series by the studio Artmic, with production by Youmex and/or AIC. The original character designs were by Kenichi Sonoda, though these were dropped for the Gall Force Revolution remake (which, as of 2005, is also the only series not... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ...

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 current 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. For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Satoru Iwata , born December 6, 1959) is the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo succeeding the long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. ... Masahiro Sakurai ) (born on August 3, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is a game concept designer, the creative force behind both the Kirby and the series on Nintendo platforms, and the author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine. ... Sora Ltd. ...

List of games

C64

• Ski

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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

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MSX2

• Hole in One Special
• Zukkoke Yajikita Onmitsudoutyuu
• Mr. Ninja - Ashura's Chapter

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NES

• Adventures of Lolo
• Adventures of Lolo 2
• Adventures of Lolo 3
• Air Fortress
• Day Dreamin' Davey
• Defender II
• Kabuki Quantum Fighter
• Kirby's Adventure
• Joust
• Metal Slader Glory
• Millipede
• Mother
• NEW Ghostbusters II
• Rollerball
• Skyscraper
• Vegas Dream
• Uchuu Keibitai SDF
• World Rally Championship

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SNES

• Alcahest
• Arcana
• EarthBound (Mother 2 in Japan)
• Hal's Hole in One
• Hyperzone
• Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu
• 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

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Nintendo 64

• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Pokemon Snap
• Pokemon Stadium
• Pokemon Stadium 2
• Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing
• Super Smash Bros.
• SimCity 64
• SimCopter 64

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Nintendo GameCube

• Kirby Air Ride
• Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Game Boy

• Adventures of Lolo
• 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

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Game Boy Color

• Pinball: Revenge of the Gator

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Game Boy Advance

• Battland
• Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
• Luna Blaze
• Mother 3

“GBA” redirects here. ... Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū , lit. ... Mother 3 ) is a role-playing video game for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console, developed by HAL Laboratory and Brownie Brown, published by Nintendo. ...

Nintendo DS

• Kirby Canvas Curse
• Kirby Squeak Squad
• Pokémon Ranger
• Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage
• Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (2008)

NDS redirects here. ... Kirby: Canvas Curse (Touch! Kirbys Magic Paintbrush in Japan; Kirby: Power Paintbrush in Europe) is a Nintendo DS game starring Nintendos pink puffball Kirby. ... Kirby: Squeak Squad (aka Kirby: Mouse Attack in Europe and 星のカービィ 参上! ドロッチェ団 Kirby of the Stars: Calling On! Dorocche Gang in Japan) is a Nintendo DS game announced at Nintendos E3 2006 press conference on May 9, 2006. ... This article is about the video game, for the movie see Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. ...

References

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External links

• HAL Laboratory, Inc (Japanese)
• IGN page
• N-Sider page (HAL Laboratory company profile)