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formerly shortened as HALKEN (derived from its native name), is a Japanese video game developer founded on 21 February 1980. While independent, it has been closely tied with Nintendo throughout its history, and is often referred to as a
second-party developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
for the company. HAL Laboratory is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and it also has a building at
Kai, Yamanashi is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 73,626, and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kai is located in central Yama ...
. 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 ''
Kirby Kirby may refer to: Buildings * Kirby Building, a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, United States * Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house near Corby, Northamptonshire, England * Kirby House (disambiguation), various houses in England and the Unit ...
'' and ''
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'' series, as well as the first two '' Super Smash Bros.'' 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 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 ...
. After financial strain brought on from the development of '' Metal Slader Glory'' (1991) for the
Famicom The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit Third generation of video game consoles, 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 redes ...
, Nintendo offered to rescue HAL from bankruptcy on the condition that HAL employee
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was a major contributor in broadening the app ...
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 is a Japanese copywriter, essayist, lyricist, game designer, and actor. Itoi is the editor-in-chief of his website and company '' Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun'' ("Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper"). He is best known outside Japan for his work on Nintendo ...
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 economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...
(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. 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 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
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Tokyo,
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Tokyo, 1-Up Studio and
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like a keiretsu. The studio in Yamanashi was unaffected by that move.


List of games


Nintendo systems


Nintendo Entertainment System

* ''
Pinball Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
'' – (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 ...
'' – (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 is a vehicular combat racing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It was first released for the Famicom in Japan in 1985, and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1986 and for the PAL region in ...
'' – (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'' – (1986) JP (1988) NA * ''
Joust Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two horse riders wielding lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of heavy cavalry, with each participant trying to strike the opponen ...
'' – (1987) JP (1988) NA * '' Defender II'' – (1987) JP (1988) NA * '' Air Fortress'' – (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 Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a resu ...
'' – (1988) JP, NA * ''
Adventures of Lolo ''Adventures of Lolo'' is a puzzle video game released in 1989 by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a compilation of puzzles from ''Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu'' and ''Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi''. It is the f ...
'' – (1989) NA (1991) EU * '' Adventures of Lolo 2'' – (1990) JP, NA (1991) EU * ''Uchuu Keibitai SDF'' – (1990) JP * '' Adventures of Lolo 3'' – (1990) JP (1991) NA (1992) EU * ''
New Ghostbusters II is an Action game, 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 li ...
'' – (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 * '' Metal Slader Glory'' – (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 after '' Kirby's Dream Land'' (1992) on the Gam ...
'' – (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 The commonly shortened to the Famicom Disk System or just Disk System, is a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer home video game console, released only in Japan on February 21, 1986. It uses proprietary floppy disks called "Disk Cards" f ...

* '' 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 t ...

* '' Revenge of the 'Gator'' – (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'' – (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 ''Kirby's Pinball Land'' is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title '' Rollerball'' and the Game Boy title ' ...
'' – (1993) JP, NA, EU * ''
Adventures of Lolo ''Adventures of Lolo'' is a puzzle video game released in 1989 by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a compilation of puzzles from ''Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu'' and ''Eggerland: Sōzō he no Tabidachi''. It is the f ...
'' – (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'' – (1995) JP, NA, EU * '' Kirby's Star Stacker'' – (1997) JP, NA, EU


Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...

* '' HAL's Hole in One Golf'' (1991) * ''
SimCity ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, ''SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Sim ...
'' (1991) * '' Hyper Zone'' (1991) * '' Arcana'' (1992) * ''
NCAA Basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athle ...
'' (''Super Dunk Shot'' in Japan and ''World League Basketball'' in Europe) (1992) * '' Vegas Stakes'' (1993) * '' Alcahest'' (1993) * '' EarthBound'' (''Mother 2'' in Japan) (1994) JP (1995) NA * ''
Kirby's Dream Course ''Kirby's Dream Course'' is a 1994 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 and the first released fo ...
'' (1994) JP (1995) NA, EU * '' Kirby's Avalanche'' (1995) * ''
Kirby Super Star ''Kirby Super Star'', released as ''Kirby's Fun Pak'' in PAL regions, is an anthology Platform game, platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. It is part of the ...
'' (1996) * '' Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing'' (1997) * ''
Kirby's Dream Land 3 ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is a platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Starring Kirby, it is the fifth installment in the ''Kirby'' series and the third game under the ''K ...
'' (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) * '' Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut'' (2000)


Nintendo 64 The (N64) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was released on June 23, 1996, in Japan, on September 29, 1996, in North America, and on March 1, 1997, in Europe and ...

* '' Pocket Monsters' Stadium'' (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 * '' Super Smash Bros.'' (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 (
64DD The is a magnetic floppy disk drive peripheral for the Nintendo 64 game console developed by Nintendo. It was announced in 1995, prior to the Nintendo 64's 1996 launch, and after numerous delays was released in Japan on December 13, 1999. The ...
) * '' Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing: Definitive Edition'' (2000) JP * '' Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' (2000) * ''
Pokémon Stadium 2 ''Pokémon Stadium 2'', known in Japan as is a strategy video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations of the franchise. It was released in ...
'' (2000) JP (2001) NA, EU * ''
EarthBound 64 The development of ''Mother 3'', a role-playing video game from Nintendo, spanned a total of twelve years between 1994 and 2006 with a three year gap in between, and spanned four consoles and multiple delays. Following the commercial success of it ...
'' – (cancelled)


Game Boy Color

* ''
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

* '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (2001) * ''
Kirby Air Ride ''Kirby Air Ride'', known in Japan as , is a 2003 racing video game starring Kirby, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Kirby Air Ride'' has the players and computer-controlled racers ride on Air Ride Machin ...
'' (2003) * ''Kirby Tilt n Tumble 2'' (cancelled) * ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'' (cancelled)


Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...

* '' Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' – (2002) JP, NA (2003) EU * '' Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' (co-developed with Flagship) – (2004) JP, NA, EU * ''
Mother 3 is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Brownie Brown and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is the third entry in the Mother (video game series), ''Mother'' series. The game follows Lucas, a young boy ...
'' (co-developed with
Brownie Brown (stylized as "1-UP Studio Inc."), formerly is a Japanese video game developer founded on June 30, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, and a subsidiary of Nintendo. On February 1, 2013, the company announced that due to their recent co-development efforts ...
) – (2006) JP * ''Battland'' – (cancelled) * ''Luna Blaze'' – (cancelled)


Nintendo DS

* ''
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'' – (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. is a Japanese video game company affiliated with Game Freak, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, and one of the owners of the Pokémon franchise. It was founded by Tsunekazu Ishihara in November 1995, with the assistance of then-president of HAL ...
) – (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'' – (2009) JP (2010) NA, EU * ''Face Pilot'' (DSiWare) – (2010) JP, NA, EU * '' Kirby Mass Attack'' – (2011) JP, NA, EU


Wii

* ''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 Aust ...
'' (co-developed with
Good-Feel is a Japanese video game developer. Good-Feel started in Hyogo, Japan in 2005 and opened a production facility in Tokyo in the same year. Their main focus had been educational games for the Nintendo DS, which were released solely in Japan. Th ...
) (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. W ...
'' (2011) * '' Kirby's Dream Collection'' (2012)


Nintendo 3DS

* '' Face Raiders'' (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, 20 ...
'' (2014) * ''
BoxBoy! is a series of puzzle-platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centres around Qbby, a square-shaped character who can produce a string of connected boxes. The boxes are used to overcome obstacles in stag ...
'' (2015) * '' Picross 3D: Round 2'' (2015) * ''
BoxBoxBoy! is a puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The second game in the '' BoxBoy!'' series, the game was released in Japan in January 2016, and in other territories in J ...
'' (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'' and the spiritual sequel to '' Triple Deluxe''. The st ...
'' (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 st ...
'' (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 ...
'' (2017) * '' Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn'' (2019) (co-developed with
Good-Feel is a Japanese video game developer. Good-Feel started in Hyogo, Japan in 2005 and opened a production facility in Tokyo in the same year. Their main focus had been educational games for the Nintendo DS, which were released solely in Japan. Th ...
)


Wii U The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. Th ...

* ''
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-u ...
'' (2015)


Nintendo Switch

* ''
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 p ...
'' (2018) * '' Super Kirby Clash'' (2019) (co-developed with
Vanpool Vanpools or Vanpooling is an element of the transit system that allow groups of people to share the ride similar to a carpool, but on a larger scale with concurrent savings in fuel and vehicle operating costs and thus usually a lower cost to the ...
) * '' BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!'' (2019) * '' Kirby Fighters 2'' (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 ...

* ''
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 ...
'' * ''
Avenger Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes ** Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes o ...
'' (''
Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed to the Midway division of Bally for overseas distribution. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed shooter an ...
'' clone) * ''Jelly Monsters'' ('' Pac-Man'' clone) * '' Jupiter Lander'' ('' Lunar Lander'' clone) * '' Mole Attack'' * ''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 bloc ...
'' 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 ...
'' (''
Rally-X is a maze chase arcade video game developed Namco and released in 1980. Players drive a blue Formula One race car through a multidirectional scrolling maze to collect yellow flags. Boulders block some paths and must be avoided. Red enemy cars ...
'' clone) * ''Road Race'' ('' Night Driver'' clone) * ''Slot Machine'' * ''Star Battle'' (''
Galaxian is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of aliens, wh ...
'' clone programmed by
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was a major contributor in broadening the app ...
; ex-CEO of Nintendo and HAL Laboratory)


Commodore MAX Machine/ Commodore 64

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'' * ''Billiards'' * ''Bowling'' * ''
Clowns A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. History The most ancient clowns have been found in t ...
'' * '' Gorf'' * '' Jupiter Lander'' * '' Kickman'' * ''Le Mans'' * ''Max Basic'' * ''Mini Basic Max'' * '' Mole Attack'' * ''Money Wars'' * ''Music Composer'' * ''Music Machine'' * '' Omega Race'' * '' Pinball Spectacular'' * ''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 ...
'' * '' Road Race'' * ''Ski'' (aka ''Slalom'') * '' Super Alien'' * ''
Wizard of Wor ''Wizard of Wor'' is an arcade game released in 1980 by Midway. Up to two players fight together in a series of monster-infested mazes, clearing each maze by shooting the creatures. The game was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, At ...
''


MSX

* ''Balance'' * ''Butamaru Pants'' * ''Cue Star'' * ''Dragon Attack'' * ''Dunk Shot'' * '' Eggerland Mystery'' * '' Eggerland 2'' * ''Fruit Search'' * ''
Gall Force is a metaseries of science fiction anime OVAs by the studios Artmic and AIC, with production by Youmex. The original character designs were by Kenichi Sonoda, though these were dropped for the ''Gall Force: The Revolution'' remake. C ...
'' * ''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'' * ''Swimming Tango'' * ''Tetsuman''


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


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* '' 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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