HAL Laboratory
From WE Computers Museum
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| HAL Laboratory | |
| Type | Private company |
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| Founded | February 21, 1980 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Mitsuhiro Ikeda, founder |
| Industry | Video games |
| Products | Video games |
| Number of people | 153 |
| Website | http://www.hallab.co.jp/ |
HAL Laboratory is a video game company.
Foundation
HAL Laboratory was founded on February 21, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan by Mitsuhiro Ikeda.
Video game consoles
While primarily a video game developer, they designed and distributed the PasocomMini series, mini retro video game consoles from 2017 to 2019.
The PasocomMini MZ-80C, designed to resemble and play games from the Sharp MZ-80C computer, was released on October 14, 2017.
The PasocomMini PC-8001, designed to resemble and play games from the NEC PC-8001 computer, was released on October 5, 2019.
Games by HAL Laboratory owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Platform | Released | Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EarthBound | New 3DS VC SNES Classic |
1994 | New 3DS: February 19, 2018 SNES Classic: March 16, 2018 |
Co-developed with APE. |
| Golf | GameCube | 1984 | GameCube (AC): January 20, 2003 | Co-developed with Nintendo R&D2. |
| Kirby Super Star | Super Famicom SNES Wii VC Wii U VC SF Mini SNES Classic |
1996 | SF Mini: October 31, 2017 SNES Classic: March 16, 2018 |
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| Kirby's Adventure | Famicom Mini NES Classic |
1993 | NES Classic: June 22, 2017 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 |
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| Kirby's Dream Course | SNES Classic | 1994 | SNES Classic: March 16, 2018 | Co-developed with Nintendo EAD. |
| Mother 3 | GBA | 2006 | GBA: January 10, 2020 | Japanese-exclusive, co-developed with Brownie Brown. |
| VS. Golf | Switch | 1984 | Switch (AA): October 3, 2020 | Co-developed with Nintendo R&D2. |
Video game consoles by HAL Laboratory
| Title | Release | Added to museum | Computer it resembles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PasocomMini MZ-80C | 2017 | November 2, 2022 | Sharp MZ-80C |
| PasocomMini PC-8001 | 2019 | Not yet | NEC PC-8001 |
