Editing HAL Laboratory

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{{redirect|Hal|Dr. Hal Emmerich as he appears in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]|[[Smash Taunt#Otacon|Smash Taunt § Otacon]]|the computer from [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|[[HAL 9001]]}}
{{company infobox
|logo=HALLaboratorylogo.png
|width=186px
|founded=February 21, 1980
|first_release=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
|latest_release=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|president=Shigefumi Kawase
}}
'''{{wp|HAL Laboratory}}''' ('''HAL Labs''' for short) is a Japanese game developer partnered with [[Nintendo]]. It was founded on February 21, 1980, by a small group of friends who shared the desire to create games; among said group was [[Satoru Iwata]]. The group developed games for numerous platforms at first before developing exclusively for Nintendo. The name "HAL" originates from the fictional computer {{wp|HAL 9000}} from ''{{wp|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'',<ref>{{cite|author=Casamassina, Matt|date=March 10, 2005|language=en|url=www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/11/gdc-2005-iwata-keynote-transcript|title=GDC 2005: Iwata Keynote Transcript|publisher=IGN|accessdate=October 21, 2024}}</ref> as well as each letter being one letter before "{{wp|IBM}}."<ref>{{cite|author=Madden, Orla|date=November 30, 2012|language=en|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from|title=Iwata Explains Where The Name HAL Laboratory Came From|publisher=Nintendo Life|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref>

HAL Laboratory is most notable for developing the [[wikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], created by ex-employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]]; however, the company is also responsible for the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] and the [[wikibound:EarthBound (series)|''EarthBound'' (''Mother'') series]]. HAL Laboratory has also commonly collaborated with other teams within Nintendo.

==Notable employees==
*[[Satoru Iwata]] (moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]; President of Nintendo from 2002 to 2015)
*[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (left and formed [[Sora Ltd.]])

==List of games==
*''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' 
*''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race]]'' (with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]])
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' (with Nintendo EAD)
*''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (with [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]])
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (with others; contributions include music arrangements)
*''[[Nintendo 3DS#Face Raiders|Face Raiders]]''
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==Notes==
[[File:SSBM HALTV.png|thumb|The television set with the name "HAL Laboratory" on it in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (click for bigger view)]]
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', if the player selects the trophy collection and zooms in close enough, the television set to the right reads "HAL Laboratory" on it.
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hallab.co.jp/ Official website]

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