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| Headquarters = Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
 
| Headquarters = Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
 
| Website      = hallab.co.jp
 
| Website      = hallab.co.jp
| Alias01     = HAL America
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| Aliases     = HAL America, HAL Labs, ハル研 (Halken)
| Alias02      = HAL Labs
 
| Alias03      = ハル研 (Halken)
 
 
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The company's key people were Satoru Iwata, [[Makoto Kanai|Makoto "FLZ" Kanai]], [[Hiroaki Suga|Hiroaki "GSX" Suga]], and many others.
 
The company's key people were Satoru Iwata, [[Makoto Kanai|Makoto "FLZ" Kanai]], [[Hiroaki Suga|Hiroaki "GSX" Suga]], and many others.
 
  
 
==Games==
 
==Games==
 
* [[:Category:Games Developed By HAL Laboratory|Games Developed by HAL Laboratory]]
 
* [[:Category:Games Developed By HAL Laboratory|Games Developed by HAL Laboratory]]
 
* [[:Category:Games Published By HAL Laboratory|Games Published by HAL Laboratory]]
 
* [[:Category:Games Published By HAL Laboratory|Games Published by HAL Laboratory]]
 
  
 
==Music Development==
 
==Music Development==
 
===NES===
 
===NES===
 
Most of the Japanese NES games list a program called 'Music Maker' in the credits. This is most likely an alias for [[Music Editor: MUE]], a music program for the MSX designed by Satoru Iwata.
 
Most of the Japanese NES games list a program called 'Music Maker' in the credits. This is most likely an alias for [[Music Editor: MUE]], a music program for the MSX designed by Satoru Iwata.
 
  
 
==Audio Personnel==
 
==Audio Personnel==
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* [[Kuni Kawachi]]
 
* [[Kuni Kawachi]]
 
* [[Tadashi Ikegami]]
 
* [[Tadashi Ikegami]]
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* [http://www.hallab.co.jp hallab.co.jp] - Official.
 
* [http://www.hallab.co.jp hallab.co.jp] - Official.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory] - Wikipedia.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory] - Wikipedia.

Revision as of 11:52, 6 March 2015

HAL Laboratory, Inc.
HAL Laboratory.png
Founded February 21, 1980
Headquarters Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Website hallab.co.jp
Other Names HAL America, HAL Labs, ハル研 (Halken)

HAL Laboratory, Inc. (株式会社ハル研究所, Haru Kenkyujo) is a Japanese game developer who are best known for their Kirby and Smash Brothers franchises. The company was named after the HAL 9000 computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. The company's first Nintendo game wasn't their own, but was asked by Nintendo to help in the development of their NES Pinball game since they were behind schedule. The company continues to develop games to this day.

The company's key people were Satoru Iwata, Makoto "FLZ" Kanai, Hiroaki "GSX" Suga, and many others.

Games

Music Development

NES

Most of the Japanese NES games list a program called 'Music Maker' in the credits. This is most likely an alias for Music Editor: MUE, a music program for the MSX designed by Satoru Iwata.

Audio Personnel

Links