02-22-2019, 12:10 PM
HAL Laboratory Celebrates Its 39th Anniversary With A Cute BOXBOY Comic
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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="BOYBOY" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/boyboy.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/boyboy.900x.jpg" alt="BOYBOY" /></a></figure>
<p>As noticed on Twitter by <a href="https://twitter.com/teamkirby92/status/1098528272420429824">@teamkirby92</a>, the developer that brought us <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/kirbys_extra_epic_yarn">Kirby</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/boxboy_plus_boxgirl">BOXBOY</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/earthbound">Earthbound</a></strong>, <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/super_smash_bros"><strong>Smash Bros.</strong></a> and much more is celebrating 39 years in the video game business with a little comic featuring Qbby and his companion, Qucy.</p>
<p>Below is the entire comic, plus a translation courtesy of the wonderful <a href="https://nintendosoup.com/hal-laboratory-celebrates-their-39th-anniversary/">NintendoSoup</a>:</p>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/7a605a37b97e7/qbby-hey-todayrs-boxboyrs-39th-anniversary.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/7a605a37b97e7/qbby-hey-todayrs-boxboyrs-39th-anniversary.original.jpg" alt="Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/30cf916dd7878/qucy-thatrs-wrong-hal-laboratory-has-turned-39-today.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/30cf916dd7878/qucy-thatrs-wrong-hal-laboratory-has-turned-39-today.original.jpg" alt="Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/314415151df93/qbby-39th-qbby-anniversaryh-qucy-this-is-too-absurdh.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/314415151df93/qbby-39th-qbby-anniversaryh-qucy-this-is-too-absurdh.original.jpg" alt="Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/e27939a7d29a3/qbby-and-qucy-thank-you-39th-anniversary-hal-please-treat-us-well-from-here-on.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/e27939a7d29a3/qbby-and-qucy-thank-you-39th-anniversary-hal-please-treat-us-well-from-here-on.original.jpg" alt="Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Ahh, cute.</p>
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<div class="img"><a title="HAL" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/b2ace3ecd5081/hal.large.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/b2ace3ecd5081/hal.900x.jpg" alt="HAL" /></a></div>
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<p>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 <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from">this story</a> if you don’t know how the company got its name.</p>
<p>Also be sure to click in the direction of <a href="https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/">HAL’s fantastic website</a> for more history on the company that created Kirby and so much more.</p>
<p><em>Think HAL have got big plans for next year’s 40th anniversary? Let us know your thoughts below…</em></p>
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<div><div class="media_block"><a href="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/large.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/small.jpg" class="media_thumbnail"></a></div>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="BOYBOY" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/boyboy.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/5cf415ac9306b/boyboy.900x.jpg" alt="BOYBOY" /></a></figure>
<p>As noticed on Twitter by <a href="https://twitter.com/teamkirby92/status/1098528272420429824">@teamkirby92</a>, the developer that brought us <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/kirbys_extra_epic_yarn">Kirby</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/boxboy_plus_boxgirl">BOXBOY</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/snes/earthbound">Earthbound</a></strong>, <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/super_smash_bros"><strong>Smash Bros.</strong></a> and much more is celebrating 39 years in the video game business with a little comic featuring Qbby and his companion, Qucy.</p>
<p>Below is the entire comic, plus a translation courtesy of the wonderful <a href="https://nintendosoup.com/hal-laboratory-celebrates-their-39th-anniversary/">NintendoSoup</a>:</p>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/7a605a37b97e7/qbby-hey-todayrs-boxboyrs-39th-anniversary.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/7a605a37b97e7/qbby-hey-todayrs-boxboyrs-39th-anniversary.original.jpg" alt="Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby: Hey! Today’s BoxBoy’s 39th Anniversary!</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/30cf916dd7878/qucy-thatrs-wrong-hal-laboratory-has-turned-39-today.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/30cf916dd7878/qucy-thatrs-wrong-hal-laboratory-has-turned-39-today.original.jpg" alt="Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qucy: That’s wrong! HAL Laboratory has turned 39 today!</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/314415151df93/qbby-39th-qbby-anniversaryh-qucy-this-is-too-absurdh.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/314415151df93/qbby-39th-qbby-anniversaryh-qucy-this-is-too-absurdh.original.jpg" alt="Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby: 39th Qbby Anniversary… Qucy: This is too absurd…</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/e27939a7d29a3/qbby-and-qucy-thank-you-39th-anniversary-hal-please-treat-us-well-from-here-on.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/e27939a7d29a3/qbby-and-qucy-thank-you-39th-anniversary-hal-please-treat-us-well-from-here-on.original.jpg" alt="Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!" /></a><figcaption class="caption">Qbby and Qucy: Thank you 39th Anniversary! HAL: Please treat us well from here on!</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Ahh, cute.</p>
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<div class="img"><a title="HAL" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/b2ace3ecd5081/hal.large.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/b2ace3ecd5081/hal.900x.jpg" alt="HAL" /></a></div>
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<p>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 <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from">this story</a> if you don’t know how the company got its name.</p>
<p>Also be sure to click in the direction of <a href="https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/">HAL’s fantastic website</a> for more history on the company that created Kirby and so much more.</p>
<p><em>Think HAL have got big plans for next year’s 40th anniversary? Let us know your thoughts below…</em></p>
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