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''' | '''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 is most notable for developing the [[wikirby: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 [[wikibound:EarthBound (series)|''EarthBound'' (''Mother'') series]]. They have also commonly collaborated with other teams within Nintendo. | |||
==Notable employees== | ==Notable employees== | ||
*[[Satoru Iwata]] (moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]; President of Nintendo from 2002-2015) | *[[Satoru Iwata]] (moved to [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]; President of Nintendo from 2002-2015) | ||
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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== | ||
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=HAL Laboratory, Inc.|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:HAL Laboratory|WiKirby=1|WikiBound=1}} | {{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] | *[https://www.hallab.co.jp/ Official website] | ||