formerly shortened as HALKEN (derived from its native name), is a Japanese

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founded on 21 February 1980. While independent, it has been closely tied with

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throughout its history, and is often referred to as a

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for the company. HAL Laboratory is headquartered in

Chiyoda, Tokyo is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English.Profile< ...

, and it also has a building at Kai, Yamanashi. The company got its name because "each letter put them one step ahead of IBM". The company is most famous for their work on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series, as well as the first two ''

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'' games. The logo, dubbed depicts a dog incubating eggs, which has been in use since 1998.

History

HAL Laboratory started off making games for the

MSX MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice-p ...

system and

VIC-20 The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PE ...

. After financial strain brought on from the development of ''

Metal Slader Glory ''Metal Slader Glory'' is an adventure game developed and published by HAL Laboratory for the Famicom in 1991. The game is set in 2062 after humans have colonized the Moon and established several space stations. Earth-based mechanic Tadashi and ...

'' (1991) for the Famicom, Nintendo offered to rescue HAL from bankruptcy on the condition that HAL employee

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was appointed as its president, which he became between 1993 and 2000.
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) Iwata later became president of Nintendo. The logo 'Inutamago' was commissioned in 1998 by then HAL Laboratory president, Satoru Iwata. This was handled by Shigesato Itoi who went through many different ideas. He went with the theme of 'an unexpected bond...one that brings the birth of something new' which would lead to the idea of a dog incubating eggs in a nest. The actual design was created by Mr. Akiyama of HAL. The design was indoctrinated by HAL Laboratory in 1998 although the reception at first was lukewarm. In many of its games during the early to mid-1990s it used the name HALKEN, derived from their Japanese name. Some of its early titles were also released as HAL America Inc. (HAI), a North American subsidiary of the company led by Yash Terakura and based in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. In August 2001, HAL Laboratory and Nintendo established Warpstar, Inc. in a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

(where each part owns 50% of the company) with the objective to manage the Kirby IP along with its copyright, which the decision for the creation of the company was mainly for '' Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' anime series. After the end of the anime, the company still exists and now works with license and supervision of the character in games, merchandise and other media. For years, the company's development center at Tokyo was located within the eighth floor of the Nintendo Tokyo Prefecture Building which itself is located Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, but in August 2003, the company announced that a restructuration was happening and that the development center at the building would be relocated to HAL's main office building in Kanda Suda-cho,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English language, English.

. While this change happened on the Tokyo-based company, the Yamanashi part of HAL was unaffected by the changes of the company. In 2017, HAL Laboratory announced that they would develop and self-publish games for mobile devices with the brand HAL Egg and focusing on completely new characters and franchises, with different types of design than what the developers of the company usually do. The first title launched by them was Part Time UFO. The company released a miniature version of the MZ-80C computer in October 2017 and a miniature version of the

PC-8001 The is a line of personal computers developed for the Japanese market by NEC. The PC-8001 model was also sold in the United States and Canada as the PC-8001A. Original models of the NEC PC-8001B (or sometimes the NEC PC-8000) were also sold in so ...

in October 2019 In 2020, HAL Laboratory updated their employee numbers from 169 to 195 and the company came back to the new Nintendo Tokyo Building with its main office and the Tokyo development studio, being on the same building along with Nintendo EPD Tokyo, Nintendo PTD Tokyo,

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and Game Freak like a

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. The studio in Yamanashi was unaffected by that move.

List of games

Nintendo systems

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in America ...

* '' Pinball'' – (1984) JP (1985) NA (1986) EU * ''

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

'' – (1984) JP (1985) NA (1986) EU * ''

F1 Race is a racing video game, racing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom in 1984. A version was released in 1990 for the Game Boy in Japan and in 1991 in Europe and North Ameri ...

'' – (1984) JP * '' Mach Rider'' – (1985) JP (1986) NA (1987) EU * ''

Balloon Fight is an action video game developed by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The original arcade version was released for the Nintendo VS. System internationally as ''Vs. Balloon Fight'', while its Nintendo Entertainment Syst ...

'' – (1985) JP (1986) NA (1987) EU * '' Lot Lot'' – (1985) JP * ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

'' – (1986) JP (1988) NA * '' Joust'' – (1987) JP (1988) NA * '' Defender II'' – (1987) JP (1988) NA * ''

Air Fortress is a run-and-gun video game developed and published by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in August 1987, in North America in September 1989 after an initial test release of 385 copies in 1987, and an ...

'' – (1987) JP (1989) NA, EU * ''Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Renzoku Satsujin Jiken'' (1988) JP * ''Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional'' – (1988) JP * '' Vegas Dream'' – (1988) JP (1990) NA * '' Rollerball'' – (1988) JP (1990) NA * '' Millipede'' – (1988) JP, NA * '' Adventures of Lolo'' – (1989) NA (1991) EU * ''

Adventures of Lolo 2 ''Adventures of Lolo 2'' is a puzzle video game released in 1990 by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the seventh installment of the Japanese ''Eggerland'' video game series; it was the fourth game released in European c ...

'' – (1990) JP, NA (1991) EU * ''Uchuu Keibitai SDF'' – (1990) JP * ''

Adventures of Lolo 3 ''Adventures of Lolo 3'' is a puzzle video game developed and published by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the Japanese ''Eggerland'' video game series. It is the ninth installment of the Japanese ''Eggerland' ...

'' – (1990) JP (1991) NA (1992) EU * ''

New Ghostbusters II is an action video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, both developed and published by HAL Laboratory in 1990 in Japan and in 1992 in the PAL region. The NES version was never released in North America due to licensing iss ...

'' – (1990) JP (1991) EU * ''

Kabuki Quantum Fighter is a 2D platform game developed by Human Entertainment and published by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally released on December 21, 1990, in Japan and was released in January 1991 for the North American mark ...

'' – (1991) NA (1992) EU * ''

'' – (1991) JP * '' Day Dreamin' Davey'' – (1992) NA * ''

Kirby's Adventure ''Kirby's Adventure'' is a 1993 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the second game in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series after ''Kirby's Dream Land'' (1992) ...

'' – (1993) JP, NA, EU * ''Skyscraper'' * ''Joy Radar'' (RF hardware unit for wireless Audio/Video from the game unit to the monitor)

Family Computer Disk System

* '' Gall Force: Eternal Story'' (1986) * ''

Eggerland The series consists of several puzzle games developed by HAL Laboratory. Its first release was in 1985 for MSX computer systems. Many titles were made in the series and the gameplay is almost exactly the same in every game as well. Only a few c ...

'' (1986) * '' Fire Bam'' (1988) * '' Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally'' (1988) * '' Eggerland: Souzouhe no Tabidachi'' (1989)

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same ...

* ''

Revenge of the 'Gator ''Revenge of the 'Gator'', known in Europe as ''Pinball: Revenge of the 'Gator'', is an alligator-themed pinball video game developed and published by HAL Laboratory. It was released for the original Game Boy in 1989/1990. The objective of the ga ...

'' – (1989) JP, NA, EU * ''

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

'' – (1989) JP (1990) NA * ''

Ghostbusters II ''GhostbustersII'' is a 1989 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis ...

'' – (1989) EU (1990) JP, NA * '' Trax'' – (1991) EU, JP, NA * ''

Kirby's Dream Land ''Kirby's Dream Land'', known in Japan as , is a 1992 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the first game in the ''Kirby'' series and marks the debut of Kirby. It introduced many con ...

'' – (1992) JP, NA, EU * '' Kirby's Pinball Land'' – (1993) JP, NA, EU * '' Adventures of Lolo'' – (1994) JP (1995) EU * '' Vegas Stakes'' – (1995) NA, EU * ''

Kirby's Dream Land 2 ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' is a side-scrolling platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on March 21, 1995, in North America on May 1, 1995, ...

'' – (1995) JP, NA, EU * ''

Kirby's Block Ball ''Kirby’s Block Ball'', known in Japan as , is a 1995 video game developed by TOSE and Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy portable console. It is a spin-off of the ''Kirby'' video game series. It is a ''Breakout'' cl ...

'' – (1995) JP, NA, EU * ''

Kirby's Star Stacker ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' is a 1997 puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It received a Video game remake, remake for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom in Japan. Gameplay ' ...

'' – (1997) JP, NA, EU

Super NES

* '' HAL's Hole in One Golf'' (1991) * '' SimCity'' (1991) * '' Hyper Zone'' (1991) * '' Arcana'' (1992) * '' NCAA Basketball'' (''Super Dunk Shot'' in Japan and ''World League Basketball'' in Europe) (1992) * '' Vegas Stakes'' (1993) * '' Alcahest'' (1993) * ''

EarthBound ''EarthBound'', released in Japan as is a role-playing video game developed by Creatures (company), Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother (video game s ...

'' (''Mother 2'' in Japan) (1994) JP (1995) NA * ''

Kirby's Dream Course ''Kirby's Dream Course'' is a 1994 sports video game, miniature golf video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). A spin-off of the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' ...

'' (1994) JP (1995) NA, EU * ''

Kirby's Avalanche ''Kirby's Avalanche'', known in Europe as ''Kirby's Ghost Trap'', is a puzzle video game developed by Compile and Banpresto and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released on February 1, 1995 in Europe and o ...

'' (1995) * '' Kirby Super Star'' (1996) * '' Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing'' (1997) * '' Kirby's Dream Land 3'' (1997) * ''

Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' is a 1997 puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It received a remake for the Super Famicom in Japan. Gameplay ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' is similar in many respects to ...

'' (1998) * ''

: Director's Cut'' (2000)

Nintendo 64

* ''

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'' (1998) JP * ''

Pokémon Snap is a 1999 first-person photography game with rail shooter style gameplay mechanics developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan in March 1999 and was later released in July 1999 in N ...

'' (1999) * ''

Pokémon Stadium ''Pokémon Stadium'', known in Japan as is a strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. First released in Japan on April 30, 1999, it was later released as the first ''Stadium'' title in Western regions the foll ...

'' (1999) JP (2000) NA, EU * ''

'' (1999) * ''

SimCity 64 is a city-building video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64DD. The game and its peripheral were released only in Japan. Gameplay ''SimCity 64'' may have been intended as a sequel to Nintendo's Super ...

'' (2000) JP (

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) * '' Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing: Definitive Edition'' (2000) JP * '' Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) JP (2001) NA, EU * ''

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'' – (cancelled)

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* ''

Pokémon Pinball is a pinball-based Pokémon spin-off video game for the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on April 14, 1999, and in North America on June 28, 1999. In it, the ball is a Poké Ball, and most of the objects on the table are Pokémon-relat ...

'' – (1999) JP, NA, EU * ''

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' is an action puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on August 23, 2000 and in North America on April 11, 2001 ...

'' – (2000) JP (2001) NA

GameCube The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the Wii ...

* ''

Super Smash Bros. Melee ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' is a 2001 Fictional crossover, crossover fighting game, fighting video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. I ...

'' (2001) * '' Kirby Air Ride'' (2003) * ''Kirby Tilt n Tumble 2'' (cancelled) * ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'' (cancelled)

Game Boy Advance

* '' Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' – (2002) JP, NA (2003) EU * ''

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' is a 2004 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory, Flagship and Dimps and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The seventh mainline ''Kirby'' entry, the game is notable for being the only insta ...

'' (co-developed with

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) – (2004) JP, NA, EU * '' Mother 3'' (co-developed with Brownie Brown) – (2006) JP * ''Battland'' – (cancelled) * ''Luna Blaze'' – (cancelled)

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* ''

Kirby Canvas Curse ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'', known in Europe as ''Kirby: Power Paintbrush'', is a platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory, published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and released in 2005 and is the first ''Kirby'' game to be released for ...

'' – (2005) JP, NA, EU * ''

Common Sense Training This is a list of video games for the Nintendo DS and Wii published under the ''Touch! Generations is a Nintendo brand used for the Nintendo DS and Wii showing games created to appeal to a broader audience (mainly adults and the elderly) than ...

'' – (2006) JP * '' Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (co-developed with Flagship) – (2006) JP, NA (2007) EU * ''

Pokémon Ranger is an action role-playing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Creatures Inc., published by The Pokémon Company and distributed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released at various dates, varying between ...

'' (co-developed with Creatures Inc.) – (2006) JP, NA, AUS (2007) EU * ''

Kirby Super Star Ultra ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' is an anthology platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2008. The game is an enhanced remake of ''Kirby Super Star'', originally released for the Super Ninte ...

'' – (2008) JP, NA, AUS (2009) EU * ''

Picross 3D ''Picross 3D'', known in Japan as , is a puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan in March 2009, in Europe in March 2010, and in North America in May 2010. It uses simila ...

'' – (2009) JP (2010) NA, EU * ''Face Pilot'' (DSiWare) – (2010) JP, NA, EU * ''

Kirby Mass Attack ''Kirby Mass Attack'' is a platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Part of the ''Kirby'' series, it was released worldwide in late 2011, and is the fourth and last ''Kirby'' game to be releas ...

'' – (2011) JP, NA, EU

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other Regional lockout, regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major ho ...

* ''Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV'' * '' TV no Tomo G Guide for Wii'' * ''

Kirby's Epic Yarn ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' is a platform video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is an installment of the ''Kirby'' series and was released in October 2010 in Japan and North America and in February 2011 in Austral ...

'' (co-developed with

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) (2010) JP, NA (2011) EU * ''

Kirby's Return to Dream Land (released as ''Kirby's Adventure Wii'' in PAL regions) is a 2011 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the ninth mainline installment and the twenty-second game in the ''Kirby'' series. While ...

'' (2011) * ''

Kirby's Dream Collection ''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition'' is a 2012 video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Wii system. It is an anthology disc celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ''Kirby'' series, which took place on Apri ...

'' (2012)

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* ''

Face Raiders is a 3D augmented reality shooter video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It was released as preloaded software on all systems in the Nintendo 3DS line of hardware, and was first released in 2011. Gameplay ''Face Ra ...

'' (2011) * '' Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' (2014) * ''

Kirby Fighters Deluxe ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' is the thirteenth Platform game, platform and tenth mainline installment of the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' video game series, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was release ...

'' (2014) * ''

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' is the thirteenth platform and tenth mainline installment of the ''Kirby'' video game series, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Japan on January 11, 2014, ...

'' (2014) * '' BoxBoy!'' (2015) * '' Picross 3D: Round 2'' (2015) * '' BoxBoxBoy!'' (2016) * '' Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (2016) * ''

Bye-Bye BoxBoy! ''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!'' is a puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The third game in the ''BoxBoy!'' series, it was released worldwide in 2017. The game was followed by '' BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!' ...

'' (2017) * ''

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' is a 2016 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the eleventh mainline installment in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby series'' and the spiritual sequel to ''Kirby: Tri ...

'' (2017) * ''

Kirby's Blowout Blast ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' is a 2016 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the eleventh mainline installment in the ''Kirby series'' and the spiritual sequel to ''Triple Deluxe''. The story ...

'' (2017) * ''

Kirby Battle Royale ''Kirby Battle Royale'' is a brawler multiplayer video game in the ''Kirby'' series. Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, the game was released on the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console in Europe and Japan in November 2017, and i ...

'' (2017) * ''

Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' is a platform video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is an installment of the ''Kirby'' series and was released in October 2010 in Japan and North America and in February 2011 in Austral ...

'' (2019) (co-developed with

)

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* ''

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'', known in PAL regions as ''Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush'', is a platforming video game in the ''Kirby'' series, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for Wii U. The title, which is a follow-up g ...

'' (2015)

Nintendo Switch The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...

* ''

Kirby Star Allies ''Kirby Star Allies'' is a 2018 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The twelfth mainline installment in the ''Kirby'' series, the player controls Kirby in his quest to prevent a pri ...

'' (2018) * ''

Super Kirby Clash ''Super Kirby Clash'' is a 2019 freeware action role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch. It was developed by HAL Laboratory and Vanpool (company), Vanpool, and is a game in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series. ''Super Kirby Clash'' features mic ...

'' (2019) (co-developed with

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) * ''

BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! is a puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fourth game in the ''BoxBoy!'' series, a follow-up to ''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!'' (2017), and is first installment to be released outside ...

'' (2019) * ''

Kirby Fighters 2 ''Kirby Fighters 2'' is a 2020 fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and is the direct sequel to ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe''. Developed by HAL Laboratory and Vanpool and published by Nintendo, the game features characters and assets from the ' ...

'' (2020) (co-developed with Vanpool) * '' Part Time UFO'' (2020) * ''

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 2022 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the thirteenth mainline installment in the ''Kirby'' series, as well as the first game in the series in full 3D, excluding spin- ...

'' (2022) * ''

Kirby's Dream Buffet ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is a party video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is a spin-off game in the ''Kirby'' series. The game was released digitally on August 17, 2022. Gameplay ''Kirb ...

'' (2022) * ''

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (released as ''Kirby's Adventure Wii'' in PAL regions) is a 2011 Platform game, platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the ninth mainline installment and the twenty-second game in the ''Kirby ...

'' (2023)

Other systems

VIC-20 The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PE ...

* ''

Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

'' * ''

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'' ('' Space Invaders'' clone) * ''Jelly Monsters'' (''

Pac-Man originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...

'' clone) * '' Jupiter Lander'' (''

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'' clone) * ''

Mole Attack ''Mole Attack'' is a video game clone of the mechanical arcade game ''Whac-A-Mole''. It was published by Commodore in 1981 for the VIC-20. HAL Laboratory later published a version for the PC-8001. Gameplay ''Mole Attack'' is a game in which mol ...

'' * ''Money Wars'' * ''Pin Ball'' (''

Cutie Q is a 1979 block breaker/video pinball hybrid arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan. The player controls a set of paddles with a rotary knob, the objective being to score as many points possible by deflecting a ball against block ...

'' clone) * ''Poker'' * ''

Radar Rat Race is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory released on cartridge in 1981 as a launch title for the VIC-20. The game is a clone of Namco's ''Rally-X'' arcade video game and was released in Japan as ''Rally-X'' (ラリーX) from Commodore Japan K ...

'' ('' Rally-X'' clone) * ''Road Race'' (''

Night Driver Night Driver, Night Drivers, or, ''variation'', may refer to: Music * '' Night Driver Tour 2017'', a 2017 album concert tour by Busted * The Night Drivers, a band formed by Chris Jones Albums * ''Night Driver'' (album), a 2016 album by Busted * ...

'' clone) * ''Slot Machine'' * ''Star Battle'' ('' Galaxian'' clone programmed by

; ex-CEO of Nintendo and HAL Laboratory)

Commodore MAX Machine The Commodore MAX Machine, also known as Ultimax in the United States and Canada and VC-10 in Germany, is a home computer designed and sold by Commodore International in Japan, beginning in early 1982, a predecessor to the popular Commodore 64. ...
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Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

* ''

'' * ''Billiards'' * ''Bowling'' * '' Clowns'' * ''

Gorf ''Gorf'' is an arcade video game released in 1981 by Midway Manufacturing, whose name was advertised as an acronym for "Galactic Orbiting Robot Force". It is a fixed shooter with five distinct levels, the first of which is based on ''Space Invad ...

'' * '' Jupiter Lander'' * '' Kickman'' * ''Le Mans'' * ''Max Basic'' * ''Mini Basic Max'' * ''

'' * ''Money Wars'' * ''Music Composer'' * ''Music Machine'' * ''

Omega Race ''Omega Race'' is a shoot 'em up arcade game designed by Ron Haliburton and released in 1981 by Midway. It is the only arcade game with vector graphics that Midway created. ''Omega Race'' was ported to the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 and published ...

'' * '' Pinball Spectacular'' * ''Poker'' * ''

'' * '' Road Race'' * ''Ski'' (aka ''Slalom'') * '' Super Alien'' * '' Wizard of Wor''

MSX MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice-p ...

* ''Balance'' * ''Butamaru Pants'' * ''Cue Star'' * ''Dragon Attack'' * ''Dunk Shot'' * ''

Eggerland Mystery The series consists of several puzzle games developed by HAL Laboratory. Its first release was in 1985 for MSX computer systems. Many titles were made in the series and the gameplay is almost exactly the same in every game as well. Only a few c ...

'' * ''

Eggerland 2 The series consists of several puzzle games developed by HAL Laboratory. Its first release was in 1985 for MSX computer systems. Many titles were made in the series and the gameplay is almost exactly the same in every game as well. Only a few c ...

'' * ''Fruit Search'' * '' Gall Force'' * ''Heavy Boxing'' * ''Hole in One'' * ''Hole in One Professional'' * ''Inside the Karamaru'' * ''Inspecteur Z'' * ''Mobile Planet Stillus/The Roving Planet Stillus'' * ''Mr. Chin'' * ''Pachipro Densetsu'' * ''Picture Puzzle'' * '' Rollerball'' * ''Space Maze Attack'' * ''Space Trouble'' * ''Step Up'' * ''Super Billiards'' * ''

Super Snake The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967 and by the Ford Motor Company from 1968 to 1970. In 2005, Ford revived the Shelby nameplate for a high-performance model of the fif ...

'' * ''Swimming Tango'' * ''Tetsuman''

MSX2

* ''Hole in One Special'' * ''Zukkoke Yajikita Onmitsudoutyuu'' * ''Mr. Ninja – Ashura's Chapter''

Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

* '' Eggerland Episode 0: Quest of Rara'' * ''Egger Land for Windows 95'' * ''Revival! Eggerland''

Mobile

* '' Part Time UFO'' (2017) * ''Housuu de Shoubu! Kame Sanpo'' (2019)

Computer animation

* '' Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' (CG Tool Development)

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:HAL Laboratory Nintendo Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game publishers Video game companies established in 1980 Super Smash Bros. Kirby (series) Mother (video game series)