HAL Laboratory

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 a game developer. Among their many creations are the Kirby series and Super Smash Bros. series. Additionally, the Halberd is named after HAL Laboratory.

Notable employees

 * Satoru Iwata (Moved to Nintendo EAD)
 * Masahiro Sakurai (Moved to Sora Ltd.)

List of games

 * Family Computer Golf: Japan Course
 * Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race (with Nintendo EAD)
 * Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (with EAD)
 * NES Open Tournament Golf (with Nintendo R&D 2)
 * Super Smash Bros.
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Face Raiders
 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Trivia

 * 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.