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| {{redirect|Hal|Dr. Hal Emmerich as he appears in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]|[[List of Smash Taunt characters#Otacon|List of Smash Taunt characters § Otacon]]|the computer from [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|[[HAL 9001]]}}
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| |founded=February 21, 1980 | | |founded=February 21, 1980 |
| |first_release=''[[Golf: Japan Course]] | | |firstgame=''[[Super Smash Bros.]] |
| |latest_release=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] | | |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>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> as well as each letter being one letter before "{{wp|IBM}}."<ref>Madden, O. (November 30, 2012). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from Iwata Explains Where The Name HAL Laboratory Came From]. ''Nintendo Life''. Retrieved August 6, 2018.</ref> | | '''HAL Laboratory''', 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 Labs is [[Satoru Iwata]], the current president of Nintendo of Japan. HAL 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 Labs is a game developer. Among their many creations are the [[Kirby|Kirby Series]] and the ''[[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 2002-2015) | | These include current and past employees. |
| *[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (left and formed [[Sora Ltd.]]) | | *[[Satoru Iwata]] (Moved to [[Nintendo]]) |
| | | *[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (Moved to [[Sora Ltd.]]) |
| ==List of games==
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| *''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''
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| *''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]
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| *''[[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]]''
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| *''[[Nintendo 3DS#Face Raiders|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)]]
| | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', if the player selects her or his trophy collection and zooms in far 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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| {{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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