As noticed on Twitter by @teamkirby92, the developer that brought us Kirby, BOXBOY, Earthbound, Smash Bros. and much more is celebrating 39 years in the video game business with a little comic featuring Qbby and his companion, Qucy.
Below is the entire comic, plus a translation courtesy of the wonderful NintendoSoup:
Ahh, cute.
HAL has a long and illustrious history with Nintendo. Satoru Iwata worked for the company before becoming President of Nintendo until his untimely death in 2015. Masahiro Sakurai, overseer of the Smash Bros. franchise, began his long relationship with the series while working at HAL. Check out this story if you don't know how the company got its name.
Also be sure to click in the direction of HAL's fantastic website for more history on the company that created Kirby and so much more.
Think HAL have got big plans for next year's 40th anniversary? Let us know your thoughts below...
[source nintendosoup.com, via twitter.com, twitter.com]
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39... 3 goes in to 9 three times... that dog mascot is a mother... @Tossedllama
Maybe a remaster of the Adventures of Lolo, or a new Kirby game.
They really like their office building, it appears often in the Kirby series in front of Mt. Fuji as one of Kirby's stone transformations.
pointing out a mistake: The one with the ribbon is named Qucy. If you remember the Nintendo Direct, Qudy is "the tall one".
Hmm. Hope they have big plans for the 40th anniversary.
@EarthboundBenjy Yep. Shame though, Qudy would be a better name for Box Girl imo.
Come on HAL. Give us that Pokemon Snap sequel next year for your 40th!!!
Awww. Thats so sweet!
@EarthboundBenjy Thanks, I'll change it
@Reverandjames Part Time UFO is amazing. Been trying to convince people to play it myself.
Their website is fantastic! Check out the story behind the logo:
https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/company/symbol/about/
39 years? that really makes me feel old.
Congrats to them. I can't wait to get Box Boy! + Box Girl!
Would love to see HAL celebrate their 40th anniversary next year by making a fully 3D Kirby platformer, it's something everyone wants to see, it has so much potential
The joke that I don't see explained here is that 39 (3 = san in Japanese) and (9 = qū) sound like the English "Thank you" when spoken with a Japanese accent. That's why this is "too absurd."
Source: moonspeak I can.
I'll translate this comic to my language (Portuguese), 'cause it really is a cute little thing.
39 years, and still going strong. Smash is a global hit, Kirby's had consistency and quality that not many series' can boast, Earthbound has a ton of respect among core gamers, and their latest series BOXBOY is getting its fourth entry, moving on from handheld to home console.
All-in-all, a great legacy with a bright future ahead. Best to the HAL employees of the past, present, and future, along with everyone else working with the Big N. Looking forward to what they and the rest of the industry bring in the future.
Wait what?! Boxboy is from HAL?
Always looked like a cheap indie game to me...
@shani Yup. Qbby even has his own amiibo and makes cameos in Kirby games and everything. There's a Qbby spirit in Smash Ultimate too.
@shani Less is more
Wonderful company, wonderful games!
Happy birthday HAL. And hopefully we see a new fantastic Kirby on Switch in the future (Triple deluxe/planet robobot calibre).
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