I was just wondering how much you knew, and how long you had done c++ before you started creating your first REAL game, not just tic tac toe. What I mean by REAL, is something with graphics and...well you know....just cool. Something like on the gamedev showcase. Currently im reading this book called 'beginning visual c++ 6' and it seems pretty good so far. Will this be good if I eventually want to write a REAL game? My only part way cool thing so far is tic tac toe with cool AI. At least I think it is cool because im a newbie. In addition to answering my other questions, please comment on the code for my tic tac toe game. Good...bad....? Here it is (the source code AND an executable. You'll need winzip or winrar or something like that):