Quote Originally Posted by Eriken
2) Catapult game, a 2 player game where the goal is to hit the other player's man. To do this you have to tear down quite a bit of his wall first. (If someone remembers the game from an old catridge-box back in the early 80's) (2D, turn-based)
Hi Eriken,
As has already been mentioned start with something simple that will allow you get to get to know your API of choice ( DirectX, OpenGL maybe even SDL ) and then build on that knowledge that way you willl build on your successes and will be more likely to complete each project as it gets more complex.

Just a note on the Catapults game. There is one that makes uses of SDL and runs on Windows and Linux ( using JEDI-SDL for SDL ) and you can get more info about it @
http://www.global-rd.com/catapults/
The game supports "classic" style and "real time" game modes.

Ariel ( the owner of the above version of catapults ) has also released the source code .