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{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Expand Japanese|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = HAL Laboratory, Inc.
| logo = HAL Laboratory Logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo since December 1998
| image = KANDA SQUARE 2023-05-18.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| native_name = 株式会社ハル研究所
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Haru Kenkyūjo
| former_name = 
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| genre = {{Unbulleted list
  | [[Video game development]]
  | [[Game engine|Game engine development]]
  | [[Merchandising]]
  }}
| fate = 
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|1980|02|21}} in Kanda, [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| founder = Mitsuhiro Ikeda
| defunct = 
| hq_location = Kanda Square, 2-2-1 Kandanishiki-cho
| hq_location_city = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| hq_location_country = Japan
| num_locations = 2 studios{{Efn|Tokyo R&D Center and Yamanashi R&D Center}}
| num_locations_year = 2019
| area_served = 
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list
  | Shigefumi Kawase ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
  | [[Shinya Kumazaki]] ([[Board of directors|director]])
  | Nobutoshi Kuroki (director)
  }}
| products = {{Unbulleted list
  | ''[[Eggerland]]'' series
  | ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series
  | ''[[Mother (video game series)|Mother]]'' series
  | ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series
  | ''[[BoxBoy]]'' series
  }}
| owner = 
| num_employees = 242
| num_employees_year = 2024
| parent = 
| subsid = Warpstar, Inc. {{small|(50%; with [[Nintendo]])}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.hallab.co.jp}}
| footnotes = <ref name="Company profile">{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Company Profile &#124; COMPANY &#124; HAL Laboratory |url=https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627195715/https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/profile/ |archive-date=27 June 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Company history">{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Our History &#124; COMPANY &#124; HAL Laboratory |url=https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629233808/https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/history/ |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Inutamago">{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Inutamago &#124; COMPANY &#124; HAL Laboratory |url=https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/symbol/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006101019/https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/symbol/ |archive-date=6 October 2020 |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref>
}}

{{Nihongo foot|'''HAL Laboratory, Inc.''',|株式会社ハル研究所|Kabushiki gaisha Haru Kenkyūjo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} formerly shortened as '''HALKEN''', is a Japanese [[video game developer]]  based in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]. It was founded on February 21, 1980 by Mitsuhiro Ikeda. The company started out developing games for [[home computers]] of the era, but has since established a strong relationship with [[Nintendo]], and is often referred to as a [[second-party developer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=21 February 2015 |title=The Studio Behind Smash Bros. And Kirby, HAL Laboratory Turns 35 Today |url=https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-smash-bros-and-kirby-hal-laboratory-1687219609 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106052019/https://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-smash-bros-and-kirby-hal-laboratory-1687219609 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> In 1991, a second office in [[Kai, Yamanashi]] was established.<ref name="HAL Company">{{Cite web |title=Corporate Info |url=http://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/profile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105164937/https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/profile/ |archive-date=5 January 2022 |access-date=17 September 2007 |website=HAL Laboratories}}</ref> The company is best known for its work on the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' and ''[[Mother (video game series)|Mother]]'' series, and the first two ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' games.

Its logo, {{nihongo foot|Inutamago,|犬たまご|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes|extra="Dog Eggs"}} which depicts a dog incubating eggs, is meant to represent "an unexpected bond [...] one that brings the birth of something new."

==History==
HAL Laboratory was founded on February 21, 1980, and originally developed games for home computers, such as the [[MSX]] and [[VIC-20]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2004 |title=What Was Japan for Commodore? |url=http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/michael_tomczyk.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826082008/https://www.commodore.ca/history/people/michael_tomczyk.htm |archive-date=26 August 2018 |access-date=16 October 2016 |website=commodore.ca}}</ref> There have been conflicting claims on the origin of the company's name. During a [[Game Developers Conference|GDC]] 2005 keynote, [[Satoru Iwata]] stated that HAL was named after the computer from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.<ref name="GDC2005">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/11/gdc-2005-iwata-keynote-transcript|title=GDC 2005: Iwata Keynote Transcript|last=Casamassina|first=Matt|date=March 10, 2005|website=IGN|access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref> However, in a 2012 [[List of Iwata Asks interviews|Iwata Asks]] interview, he said the company was named HAL because "each letter put [them] one step ahead of [[IBM]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Orla |date=30 November 2012 |title=Iwata Explains Where The Name HAL Laboratory Came From |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826081823/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from |archive-date=26 August 2018 |access-date=16 October 2016 |website=nintendolife.com |publisher=[[Nintendo Life]]}}</ref>

In 1984, the company began its business relationship with [[Nintendo]]. HAL assisted in the development of first-party [[Famicom]] games such as ''[[Pinball (1984 video game)|Pinball]]'' and ''[[Golf (1984 video game)|Golf]]'', while also creating original titles such as ''[[F1 Race]]''.<ref name="GDC2005" /> In the west, some titles were published under HAL America Inc. (HAI), a North American subsidiary of the company led by Yash Terakura and based in [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton, Oregon, USA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2007 |title=Yash Terakura Joins Throwback Entertainment As Chief Technology Officer |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/yash-terakura-joins-throwback-entertainment-as-chief-technology-officer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223838/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/yash-terakura-joins-throwback-entertainment-as-chief-technology-officer |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=16 October 2016 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>

In 1992, following the protracted development of ''[[Metal Slader Glory]]'', the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Nintendo offered to rescue HAL on the condition that [[Satoru Iwata]] were to be appointed its president, a role he took from 1993 to 2000.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1999 |title=Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview |journal=Used Games |language=ja}} ([http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Translation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712231245/http://shmuplations.com/iwata/|date=12 July 2016}})</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crimmins |first=Brian |date=21 November 2017 |title=Why Does HAL Laboratory Only Make Nintendo Games? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hal-laboratory-metal-slader-glory-nintendo-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902223438/https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/ne3mjd/hal-laboratory-metal-slader-glory-nintendo-history |archive-date=2 September 2018 |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=Waypoint |language=en-us}}</ref>

The company's current logo, Inutamago, was created in 1998 by [[Shigesato Itoi]]. The imagery is meant to represent "an unexpected bond [...] one that brings the birth of something new". Reception was reportedly lukewarm at first.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2020 |title=Satoru Iwata Wasn't Hot on the Earthbound Creator's Logo for HAL Labs |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/satoru-iwata-earthbound-creator-shigesato-itoi-hal-40th-anniversary-interview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401184409/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/satoru-iwata-earthbound-creator-shigesato-itoi-hal-40th-anniversary-interview |archive-date=1 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=USGamer.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How Inutamago came to be |url=https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/symbol/about/ |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=HAL Laboratory|date=2 November 2020 }}</ref>

In August 2001, HAL Laboratory and Nintendo [[joint venture|jointly established]] Warpstar, Inc., a company created to oversee ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' merchandising and outside media, such as the ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' anime series.<ref name="HAL Company" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iwata Asks: Kirby's Epic Yarn |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Kirby-s-Epic-Yarn/Iwata-Asks-Kirby-s-Epic-Yarn/4-Surprise-Fun-and-Warmth/4-Surprise-Fun-and-Warmth-207100.html |access-date=9 February 2020 |website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2017, HAL Laboratory announced that the company would start developing games for mobile devices under the brand name HAL Egg, in order to clearly differentiate them from the company's usual output.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/hal-labs-hal-egg-first-published-game-25-years/|title=HAL Labs, On HAL Egg And Their First Published Game In 25 Years|last=Wong|first=Alistair|date=November 19, 2017|website=Siliconera|access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref> The first title released under the brand name was ''[[Part Time UFO]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=22 August 2017 |title=HAL Laboratory launches smartphone game brand HAL Egg, first title due out this fall in Japan |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2017/08/hal-laboratory-launches-smartphone-game-brand-hal-egg-first-title-due-fall-japan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825004321/https://www.gematsu.com/2017/08/hal-laboratory-launches-smartphone-game-brand-hal-egg-first-title-due-fall-japan |archive-date=25 August 2017 |access-date=9 February 2020 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> The company released miniature versions of the [[Sharp MZ|MZ-80C]] and [[PC-8000 series|PC-8001]] computers in October 2017 and October 2019, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=社長の夢から生まれた1／4サイズのマイコン名機「PasocomMini MZ-80C」 開発秘話と今後をハル研究所三津原社長に聞いた |url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/13159850/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223731/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/13159850/ |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2019 |title=ハル研「PasocomMini PC-8001」の単体販売が決定 |url=https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1209656.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223735/https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1209656.html |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>

==Games developed==
{{Incomplete list|videogames|date=December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of video games developed by HAL Laboratory
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
|-
|rowspan="3" |1984
|''[[Pinball (1984 video game)|Pinball]]'' 
|rowspan="5" |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Golf (1984 video game)|Golf]]''
|-
| ''[[F1 Race]]''
|-
|rowspan="3" |1985
|''[[Mach Rider]]''
|-
|''[[Balloon Fight]]''
|-
|''[[Lot Lot]]'' 
|Famicom
|-
|rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Othello (1986 video game)|Othello]]''
|[[Famicom Disk System]], Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Gall Force: Eternal Story]]''
| rowspan="4" |Famicom Disk System
|-
|rowspan="8" |1987
|''[[Eggerland 2|Eggerland]]''
|-
|''[[NES_Open_Tournament_Golf#Family_Computer_Golf:_Japan_Course_and_US_Course|Family Computer Golf: Japan Course]]''
|-
|''[[NES_Open_Tournament_Golf#Family_Computer_Golf:_Japan_Course_and_US_Course|Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course]]''
|-
|''[[Joust (video game)|Joust]]''
| rowspan="4" |Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Defender II]]'' 
|-
|''[[Air Fortress]]'' 
|-
|''[[Millipede (video game)|Millipede]]''
|-
|''Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo''
| rowspan="2" |Famicom
|-
|rowspan="8" |1988
| ''Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Renzoku Satsujin Jiken'' 
|-
|''[[Fire Bam]]''
|Famicom Disk System
|-
|''Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional'' 
|Famicom
|-
|''[[Vegas Dream]]'' 
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]''
|Famicom Disk System
|-
|''[[Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu]]''
|Famicom
|-
|''[[Eggerland: Sōzō e no Tabidachi]]''
|Famicom Disk System
|-
|''[[Rollerball (video game)|Rollerball]]'' 
| rowspan="2" |Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|rowspan="4" |1989
|''[[Adventures of Lolo]] (NES)'' 
|-
|''[[Revenge of the 'Gator]]'' 
|rowspan="3" |[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[Shanghai (video game)|Shanghai]]'' 
|-
|''[[New Ghostbusters 2|Ghostbusters II]]'' 
|-
|rowspan="6" |1990
|''[[Adventures of Lolo]] (Famicom)'' 
|Famicom
|-
|''[[Adventures of Lolo 2]] (NES)'' 
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''Uchūkeibitai SDF''
|Famicom 
|-
|''[[Adventures of Lolo 3]]''
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Adventures of Lolo 3|Adventures of Lolo 2]] (Famicom)''
|Famicom
|-
|''[[New Ghostbusters II]]''
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|rowspan="5" |1991
|''[[Trax (video game)|Trax]]''
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Hal's Hole in One Golf|HAL's Hole in One Golf]]'' 
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]
|-
|''[[Metal Slader Glory]]'' 
|Famicom
|-
|''[[HyperZone]]'' 
|Super NES
|-
|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|rowspan="2" |1992
|''[[Arcana (video game)|Arcana]]'' 
|Super NES
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' 
|Game Boy
|-
|rowspan="4" |1993
|''[[Vegas Stakes]]''
|Super NES, Game Boy
|-
|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' 
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'' 
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Alcahest (video game)|Alcahest]]''
|Super Famicom
|-
|rowspan="3" |1994
|''Adventures of Lolo'' 
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[EarthBound]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Ape (company)|Ape]]}}
|rowspan="2" |Super NES
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' 
|-
|rowspan="3" |1995
|''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Compile (company)|Compile]]|name=Compile}}
|Super NES
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' 
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[SimCity 2000]]''
|rowspan="2" |Super NES
|-
|1996
|''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' 
|-
|rowspan="3" |1997
|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' 
|Game Boy, Super Famicom
|-
|''[[Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1]]'' 
|Super Famicom
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|Super NES
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1999
|''[[Super Smash Bros. (video game)|Super Smash Bros.]]''
|rowspan="2" |[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Pokémon Snap]]'' 
|-
|''[[Pokémon Pinball]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2000
|''[[SimCity 64]]'' 
|[[Nintendo 64DD]]
|-
|''[[Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1|Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Ketteihan!]]''
|rowspan="2" |Nintendo 64
|-
|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' 
|-
|''[[Metal_Slader_Glory#Director's_Cut|Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut]]''
|Super Famicom
|-
|2001
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' 
|[[GameCube]]
|-
|2002
|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' 
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|2003
|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' 
|GameCube
|-
|2004
|''[[Kirby & the Amazing Mirror]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Flagship (company)|Flagship]]|name=Flagship}}
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|2005
|''[[Kirby Canvas Curse]]''
|rowspan="2" |[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|rowspan="4" |2006
|''[[Pokémon Ranger]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]]}} 
|-
|''[[Mother 3]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Brownie Brown]]}}
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Common Sense Training]]'' 
|rowspan="2" |Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''{{efn|name=Flagship}}
|-
|rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[TV no Tomo Channel]]'' 
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' 
|rowspan="2" |Nintendo DS
|-
|2009
|''[[Picross 3D]]'' 
|-
|rowspan="3" |2011
|''[[Face Raiders]]'' 
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' 
|rowspan="2" |[[Wii]]
|-
|2012
|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection]]'' 
|-
|rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|rowspan="4" |Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'' 
|-
|''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''
|-
|rowspan="3" |2015
|''[[BoxBoy! (video game)|BoxBoy!]]'' 
|-
|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' 
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Picross 3D: Round 2]]''
|rowspan="6" |Nintendo 3DS
|-
|rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[BoxBoxBoy!]]'' 
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|-
|rowspan="5" |2017
|''[[Bye-Bye BoxBoy!]]'' 
|-
|''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' 
|-
|''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
|-
|''[[Part Time UFO]]'' 
|iOS, Android, [[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' 
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|2018
|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Rowspan="3" |Nintendo Switch
|-
|rowspan="3" |2019
|''[[BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!]]''
|-
|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Vanpool (company)|Vanpool]]|name=vanpool}}
|-
|''Housuu de Shoubu! Kame Sanpo''
|iOS, Android
|-
|2020
|''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''{{efn|name=vanpool}}
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|rowspan="2" |Nintendo Switch
|-
|2023
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''{{efn|name=vanpool}}
|-
|2025
|[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land|''Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World'']]
|[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|}

===Cancelled games===
* ''[[Kirby_Air_Ride#Development|Kirby's Air Ride]]'' (Nintendo 64)
* ''[[EarthBound 64]]'' (Nintendo 64DD, Nintendo 64)
* ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]]'' (GameCube)
* ''Battland'' (Game Boy Advance)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/battland-gba-cancelled/|title=Battland [GBA – Cancelled]|date=April 7, 2008|website=Unseen64|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
* ''Luna Blaze'' (Game Boy Advance)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/luna-blaze-gba-cancelled/|title=Luna Blaze [GBA – Cancelled]|date=April 7, 2008|website=Unseen64|access-date=December 16, 2024}}</ref>
* ''[[Kirby for Nintendo GameCube]]'' (GameCube)

===Other systems===
====[[VIC-20]]====
* ''[[Heiankyo Alien|Alien]]''
* ''[[Avenger (1981 video game)|Avenger]]'' (''[[Space Invaders]]'' clone)
* ''Jelly Monsters'' (''[[Pac-Man]]'' clone)
* ''[[Jupiter Lander]]'' (''[[Lunar Lander (1979 video game)|Lunar Lander]]'' clone)
* ''[[Mole Attack]]''
* ''Money Wars''
* ''Pin Ball'' (''[[Cutie Q]]'' clone)
* ''Poker''
* ''[[Radar Rat Race]]'' (''[[Rally-X]]'' clone)
* ''Road Race'' (''[[Night Driver (arcade game)|Night Driver]]'' clone)
* ''Slot Machine''
* ''Star Battle'' (''[[Galaxian]]'' clone programmed by [[Satoru Iwata]]; ex-CEO of Nintendo and HAL Laboratory)

====[[MAX Machine]]/[[Commodore 64]]====
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2008 |title=The Ultimax Collection |url=http://rittwage.com/c64pp/dp.php?pg=ultimax |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012043622/http://rittwage.com/c64pp/dp.php?pg=ultimax |archive-date=12 October 2017 |access-date=19 May 2012 |website=Commodore 64 Preservation Project}}</ref>

* ''[[Space Invaders|Avenger]]''
* ''Billiards''
* ''Bowling''
* ''[[Circus (video game)|Clowns]]''
* ''[[Gorf]]''
* ''[[Lunar Lander (1979 video game)|Jupiter Lander]]''
* ''[[Kick (video game)|Kickman]]''
* ''Le Mans''
* ''Max Basic''
* ''Mini Basic Max''
* ''[[Mole Attack]]''
* ''Money Wars''
* ''Music Composer''
* ''Music Machine''
* ''[[Omega Race]]''
* ''Pinball Spectacular'' (an adaptation of ''[[Bomb Bee]]'')
* ''Poker''
* ''[[Rally-X|Radar Rat Race]]''
* ''[[Night Driver (video game)|Road Race]]''
* ''Ski'' (aka ''Slalom'')
* ''[[Heiankyo Alien|Super Alien]]''
* ''[[Wizard of Wor]]''

====[[MSX]]====
* ''Balance''
* ''Butamaru Pants''
* ''Cue Star''
* ''Dunk Shot''
* ''[[Eggerland Mystery]]''
* ''[[Eggerland 2]]''
* ''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 (video game)|Rollerball]]''
* ''Space Maze Attack''
* ''Space Trouble''
* ''Step Up''
* ''Super Billiards''
* ''Super Snake''
* ''Swimming Tango''
* ''Tetsuman''

====[[MSX2]]====
* ''Dragon Attack''
* ''Hole in One Special''
* ''Zukkoke Yajikita Onmitsudoutyuu''
* ''Mr. Ninja – Ashura's Chapter''

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

==Games published==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of video games published by HAL Laboratory
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
|-
|1990
|''HAL Wrestling''{{efn|Developed by [[Human Entertainment]]|name=Human Entertainment}}
|Game Boy
|-
|1991
|''[[Kabuki: Quantum Fighter]]''{{efn|name=Human Entertainment}}
|rowspan="2" |Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|rowspan="2" |1992
|''[[Day Dreamin' Davey]]''{{efn|Developed by [[Sculptured Software]]|name=Sculptured Software}}
|-
|''[[NCAA Basketball (video game)|NCAA Basketball]]''{{efn|name=Sculptured Software}}{{efn|Japanese publishing only}}
|Super NES
|}

==Computer animation==
* ''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]'' (CG Tool Development)

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/}}

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