Ever wonder what exactly goes into the making of a video game? According to France's games/fashion mag Amusement, it's good old fashioned elbow grease.

Check out the gallery here depicting the very literal making of some of the most iconic games to date, then head to the source for some particularly funny alternate history.

chautemoc via amusement.fr »

Those NES games were the real deal back in the day. thezengeek.com covers 21 of the most epic endings, which not surprisingly were some of the best games for the system. From somebody who has never completed Super Mario Bros. 3, it's nice to finally see the princess saved.

bobbonew via thezengeek.com »