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| | {{redirectshere|Hal|the character from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''|[[Radio conversation characters#Otacon|here]]}} |
| {{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 |
| {{company infobox | | |logo=HALLaboratorylogo.png |
| |logo=HALLaboratorylogo.svg | | |width=220px |
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| |founded=February 21, 1980 | | |founded=February 21, 1980 |
| |first_release=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]]) | | |firstgame=''[[Super Smash Bros.]] |
| |latest_release=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]]) | | |lastgame=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] |
| |president=Shigefumi Kawase | | |president= |
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| '''{{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''' ('''HAL Labs''' for short), originally a small group of friends who shared the desire to create games, has now grown to a respectable size. Among the small group who created HAL Laboratory is [[Satoru Iwata]], the current president of Nintendo of Japan. HAL Laboratory is now similar to [[Intelligent Systems]], in that they are a branch of Nintendo and create video games only for Nintendo. |
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| 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. | | HAL Laboratory is a game developer. Among their many creations are the [[:Category:Kirby Series|''Kirby'' series]] and [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. Additionally, the [[Halberd]] is named after HAL Laboratory. |
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| ==Notable employees== | | ==Notable Employees== |
| *[[Satoru Iwata]] (moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]; President of Nintendo from 2002 to 2015) | | *[[Satoru Iwata]] (Moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]) |
| *[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (left and formed [[Sora Ltd.]]) | | *[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (Moved to [[Sora Ltd.]]) |
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| ==List of games== | | ==Trivia== |
| *''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''
| | [[File:SSBM HALTV.png|thumb|left|The television set with the name "HAL Laboratory" on it in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (click for bigger view).]] |
| *''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]
| | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', if the player selects their trophy collection and zooms in close enough, the television set to the right reads "HAL Laboratory" on it. |
| *''[[Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race]]'' (with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]])
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| *''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' (with Nintendo EAD)
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| *''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (with [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]])
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | |
| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (with others; contributions include music arrangements)
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| *''[[Nintendo 3DS#Face Raiders|Face Raiders]]''
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| ==Notes==
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| [[File:SSBM HALTV.png|thumb|The television set with the name "HAL Laboratory" on it in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (click for bigger view)]]
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| *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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| {{NIWA|Bulbapedia=HAL Laboratory, Inc.|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:HAL Laboratory|WiKirby=1|WikiBound=1}}
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| *[https://www.hallab.co.jp/ Official website]
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| [[Category:Companies]] | | [[Category:Companies]] |
| [[Category:Developers]] | | [[Category:Video game developers]] |
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