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{{company infobox | {{redirectshere|Hal|the character from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]|[[Radio conversation characters#Otacon|here]]|the computer from [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|[[HAL 9001]]}} | ||
|logo=HALLaboratorylogo. | {{company-infobox | ||
|logo=HALLaboratorylogo.png | |||
|width=186px | |width=186px | ||
|founded=February 21, 1980 | |founded=February 21, 1980 | ||
| | |firstgame=''[[Family Computer Golf: Japan Course]] | ||
| | |lastgame=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | ||
|president= | |president=Masayoshi Tanimura | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''HAL Laboratory''' ('''HAL Labs''' for short) is a Japanese game developer partnered with [[Nintendo]] founded on February 21, 1980 by a small group of friends who shared the desire to create games; among said group is [[Satoru Iwata]], the current president of Nintendo of Japan. The group developed games for numerous platforms at first before becoming a subsidiary of Nintendo. The name "HAL" originates from the fictional computer [[wikipedia:HAL 9000|HAL 9000]] from ''[[wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''<ref>Casamassina, Matt (March 10, 2005). [http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/11/gdc-2005-iwata-keynote-transcript GDC 2005: Iwata Keynote Transcript]. IGN. Retrieved January 2, 2015.</ref>. | ||
HAL Laboratory is most notable for developing the [[ | HAL Laboratory is most notable for developing the [[wikipedia:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], created by ex-employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]]; however, they are also responsible for the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] and the [[wikipedia:Mother (video game series)|''Mother'' series]]. They have also commonly collaborated with other teams within Nintendo. | ||
==Notable employees== | ==Notable employees== | ||
*[[Satoru Iwata]] ( | *[[Satoru Iwata]] (Moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]; currently president of Nintendo) | ||
*[[Masahiro Sakurai]] ( | *[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (Left and formed [[Sora Ltd.]]) | ||
==List of games== | ==List of games== | ||
*''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' | *''[[Family Computer Golf: Japan Course]]'' | ||
*''[[Golf: U.S. Course]] | *''[[Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course]] | ||
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix: | *''[[Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race]]'' (with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]) | ||
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' (with Nintendo EAD) | *''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'' (with Nintendo EAD) | ||
*''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (with [[Nintendo Research | *''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (with [[Nintendo Research and Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]) | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | ||
*''[[Nintendo 3DS | *''[[Nintendo 3DS|Face Raiders]]'' | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:SSBM HALTV.png|thumb|The television set with the name "HAL Laboratory" on it in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (click for bigger view)]] | [[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. | *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== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.hallab.co.jp/ Official website] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Video game developers]] | ||
