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Famicom AnalysisHAL Laboratory
Game maker

HAL Laboratory

1986–1992 / mainly puzzle video game / 21 titles

About this game maker

A record of the Famicom titles this company released. All figures were counted directly.

Titles
21 titles
Period
1986-1992
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
puzzle video game
Median price
5,600 yen
Median Famitsu score
23 points
Name used at the time
HAL Laboratory
Titles
21
Share released in Japan
90%
Share released overseas
43%
Share with a known price
90%
Share with a known score
14%

Titles per year

Covers the 21 titles with a known release date. The 0 without one are not on this line.

868788899091926

What genres they are

Breakdown of the 22 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 22 titles with a known developer.

HAL Labo…17 titlesHyperware2 titlesLive Pla…1 titlesHuman En…1 titlesSculptur…1 titles
1HAL Laboratory77%17 titles
2Hyperware9%2 titles
3Live Planning5%1 titles
5Sculptured Software5%1 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan19 titles
2North America9 titles
3Europe7 titles
Released in Japan too19 titlesOverseas only2 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

No titles here have known sales figures.

Launch price (median)
5,600 yen
19 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen1 titles
22,000 yen range2 titles
33,000 yen range4 titles
44,000 yen range1 titles
55,000 yen range8 titles
66,000 yen range2 titles
78,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 3 titles with a known score, the median was 23.

2 titles
1 titles
20s
30s

Titles in this group (all 21)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

1990-01-06 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /HAL Laboratory
1991-08-30 / adventure video game/ 8,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /HAL Laboratory
Game titleFire Bam
1988-02-01 / action role-playing game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /HAL Laboratory
1986-12-10 / shoot 'em up/ 2,980 yen /HAL Laboratory
1987-01-29 / puzzle video game/ 2,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleAir Fortress
1987-08-17 / shoot 'em up/ 5,300 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleDefender II
1987-09-24 / shoot 'em up/ 3,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleMillipede
1987-10-01 / shoot 'em up/ 3,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleJoust
1987-10-30 / platformer/ 3,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1988-02-01 / sports video game/ 5,600 yen /HAL Laboratory
1988-08-09 / puzzle video game/ 5,600 yen /HAL Laboratory
1988-08-20 / puzzle video game/ 500 yen /HAL Laboratory
Game titleRollerball
1988-12-20 / pinball machine game/ 5,600 yen /HAL Laboratory
1989-11-07 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /HAL Laboratory
1990-09-07 / shoot 'em up/ 6,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1990-12-26 / puzzle video game/ 5,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1990-12-26 / action game/ 5,900 yen /HAL Laboratory
1992-04-24 / racing video game/ 5,900 yen /Kagaku Giken
puzzle video game / HAL Laboratory
action game / HAL Laboratory

Related terms

Links to related pages.

Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
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