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HAL Laboratory, Inc. was founded in 1980 by Mitsuhiro Ikeda and it was first seen in Mr. Chin. By 2020, HAL Laboratory reused their first logo for the Pasocom Mini (launched that year in Japan). Launched in 1998 and first used when Super Smash Bros. was released on January 21, 1999 in Japan...
HAL Laboratory, Inc., 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 for the company.
YearTitlePlatform (s)2023Nintendo Switch2022Nintendo Switch2022Nintendo Switch2020Nintendo SwitchVisuals: On a black background, from a ovoid-shaped iris out effect, the HAI logo from before slides in from the left side of the screen. Here, the logo is shown in much higher quality, with a more saturated color scheme and visible beveling and a slight shine to the edges.
To get people to know more about HAL Laboratory through our products, I felt that we needed a symbol that would really express our personal policies and our way of thinking. I thought we could make people aware and think, “Hey, this game is developed by HAL!” by putting up a high-impact logo there on the game screen.
Here we will introduce company information on HAL Laboratory - where we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our founding in 2020 - as well as our philosophy, and explain our company logo, "Inutamago".
The Dream Hatcher has been the symbol of HAL Laboratory since December 1998. The logo immediately preceding the Dream Hatcher, seen in games like Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Dream Land 3, was the "spring" logo (「バネ」マーク) introduced in February of 1991.
The current logo. HAL Laboratory, Inc. (株式会社ハル研究所, Kabushikigaisha Haru Kenkyūjo) is a Japanese video game company that was founded on February 21, 1980. The company is most famous for its character Kirby, the protagonist of the eponymous video game series, as well as the Super Smash Bros. series.
