HAL Laboratory
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Native name | 株式会社ハル研究所 |
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Romanized name | Haru Kenkyūjo |
| Kabushiki gaisha | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded |
February 21, 1980 Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
| Founder | Hiroji Iwasaki |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo[1], Japan |
Number of locations | 2 |
Key people |
Masayoshi Tanimura (Chairman & CEO) Satoshi Mitsuhara (President & COO) |
| Products |
Kirby series Mother series Super Smash Bros. series |
Number of employees | 149 (2016)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | Warpstar Inc. (50%)[1] |
| Website |
www |
HAL Laboratory, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ハル研究所 Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Haru Kenkyūjo) is a Japanese developer that was founded on February 21, 1980 that is closely affiliated with Nintendo. It is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.[1] HAL was named as such because "each letter put them one step ahead of IBM".[3] The company is most famous for its character Kirby, the eponymous protagonist of the series of games; the Mother series (otherwise known as EarthBound); and the Super Smash Bros. series.
HAL Laboratory started off making games for the MSX system and the Commodore VIC-20.[4]
In many of its games during the early to mid-1990s it used the name HALKEN, derived from their Japanese name. Some of its early titles were also released as HAL America, a North American subsidiary of the company led by Yash Terakura.[5]Hal owns 50% of Warpstar, Inc., the production company that created the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime series.[1]
List of games developed
Nintendo systems
Home console
Family Computer Disk System
- Eggerland
- Eggerland: Souzouhe no Tabidachi
- Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally
- Fire Bam
- Gall Force: Eternal Story
Nintendo Entertainment System
- Othello - (1986) JP, (1988) NA
- Air Fortress - (1987) JP, (1989) NA, PAL
- Vegas Dream - (1988) JP, (1990) NA
- Rollerball - (1988) JP, (1990) NA
- Mother - (1989) JP
- Adventures of Lolo - (1989) NA, (1991) EU
- Adventures of Lolo 2 - (1990) JP, NA (1991) PAL
- Adventures of Lolo 3 - (1990) JP, (1991) NA, (1992) EU
- New Ghostbusters II - (1990) JP, (1991) PAL
- Kabuki Quantum Fighter - (1990) JP, (1991) NA, (1992) EU
- Metal Slader Glory - (1991) JP
- Day Dreamin' Davey - (1992) NA
- Kirby's Adventure - (1993) JP, NA, PAL
- Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
- Skyscraper
- Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional
- Uchuu Keibitai SDF
- Joust
- Defender II '
- Millipede
- World Rally Championship
- Joy Radar (Hardware) (RF unit for wireless Audio/Video from the game unit to the monitor)
Super NES
- Alcahest
- Arcana
- EarthBound (Mother 2 in Japan)
- Hal's Hole in One Golf
- Hyper Zone
- Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby's Avalanche
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Kirby's Dream Land 3
- NCAA Basketball aka Super Dunk Shot (in Japan) World League Basketball (in Europe)
- SimCity
- Vegas Stakes
- Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut
Nintendo 64
- EarthBound 64 - cancelled
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing
- Super Smash Bros.
- SimCity 64
- SimCopter 64 - Shown at E3 1997, later cancelled.
GameCube
- Kirby Air Ride
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Kirby Tilt n Tumble 2 (Cancelled)
- Kirby (Cancelled)
Wii
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Development Cooperation)
- Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (co-developed with Good-Feel)
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land[6]
- Kirby's Dream Collection
Wii U
Handheld
Game Boy
- Revenge of the 'Gator - (1989) JP, NA, EU
- Ghostbusters II - (1989) EU (1990) JP, NA
- Kirby's Dream Land - (1992) JP, NA, EU
- Kirby's Pinball Land - (1993) JP, NA, EU
- Adventures of Lolo - (1994) JP (1995) EU
- Vegas Stakes - (1995) NA
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 - (1995) JP, NA, EU
- Kirby's Block Ball - (1995) JP, NA, EU
- Kirby's Star Stacker - (1997) JP, NA, EU
- Shanghai
- Trax
Game Boy Color
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - (2000) JP (2001) NA
Game Boy Advance
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - (2002) JP, NA
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (co-developed with Flagship) - (2004) JP, NA, EU
- Mother 3 (co-developed with Brownie Brown) - (2006) JP
- Battland - Cancelled
- Luna Blaze - Cancelled
Nintendo DS
- Kirby Canvas Curse - (2005) JP, NA, EU (2006) AUS
- Common Sense Training - (2006) JP
- Kirby Squeak Squad (Co-developed with Flagship) - (2006) JP, NA (2007) EU, AUS
- Pokémon Ranger (Co-developed with Creatures Inc) - (2006) JP, NA, AUS (2007) EU
- Kirby Super Star Ultra - (2008) JP, NA, AUS (2009) EU
- Picross 3D - (2009) JP (2010) NA, EU
- Kirby Mass Attack (Co-developed with Engines) - (2011) JP, NA, AUS, EU
- Face Pilot (DSiWare)
Nintendo 3DS
- Face Raiders - (2011) JP, NA, EU, AUS
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe - (2014) JP, NA, EU, AUS
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Development Cooperation) - (2014) JP, NA, EU, AUS
- BoxBoy! (2015, eShop)
- Picross 3D Round 2 (2015) JP, NA, EU, AUS
- BoxBoxBoy! (2016) JP,[7]NA, EU, AUS
- Kirby: Planet Robobot - (2016) JP, NA, EU, AUS
Other systems
Commodore VIC-20
- Radar Rat Race (Rally-X clone)
- Star Battle (Galaxian clone programmed by Satoru Iwata; ex-CEO of Nintendo)
- Jupiter Lander (Lunar Lander (1979 video game) clone)
- Road Race (Night Driver clone)
- Poker
- Money Wars
Commodore MAX Machine[8]/Commodore 64
- Pool
- Billiards
- Bowling
- Jupiter Lander
- Le Mans
- Mole Attack
- Money Wars
- Pinball Spectacular
- Road Race
- Slalom
Coleco Vision
- Mr. Chin
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
- Mobile Planet Stillus/The Roving Planet Stillus
- Mr. Chin
- Pachipro Densetsu
- Picture Puzzle
- Rollerball
- 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
Windows
- Eggerland Episode 0: Quest of Rara
- Egger Land for Windows 95
- Revival! Eggerland
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Company". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ↑ "Updated list of employee counts for Nintendo companies". nintendoeverything.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Madden, Orla (November 30, 2012). "Iwata Explains Where The Name HAL Laboratory Came From". nintendolife.com. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ "What was Japan for Commodore?". commodore.ca. February 16, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Yash Terakura joins Throwback Entertainment as Chief Technology Officer". GamesIndustry.biz. May 11, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (January 29, 2011). "Nintendo Unveils New Wii Titles". andriasang.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (January 6, 2016). "Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ "The Ultimax Collection". Commodore 64 Preservation Project. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
External links
- HAL Laboratory, Inc (Japanese)
- HAL Laboratory, Inc (English)
- N-Sider page (HAL Laboratory company profile)
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