HAL Laboratory

This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see: Other

1980–1988	1988–1993	1988–1991	1991–1998	1998–present

HAL Laboratory, Inc. (first era)

1980–1988

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).

HAL America Inc. (HAI)

1988–1993

HAL Laboratory, Inc. (second era)

1988–1991

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HALKEN

1991–1998

HAL Laboratory, Inc. (third era)

1998–present

Designer:  Shigesato Itoi (concept) Gugi Akiyama (illustration)

Typography:  Impact

Launched:  July 1998

Launched in 1998 and first used when Super Smash Bros. was released on January 21, 1999 in Japan. Designed by Shigesato Itoi and realized by Gugi Akiyama, the logo features a dog called Inutamago, from Inu (dog) and Tamago (egg), who is also the studio's mascot.