If you're keen to try your hand at writing games, my new tutorial will show you how to program a simple game using the Orx engine and using only a tiny bit of C++. Great for beginners in C++, and all within 48 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuVgGOL3fI
The original tutorial article series can be found here: https://www.gamedev.net/tutorials/programming/general-and-gameplay-programming/how-to-write-a-2d-ufo-game-using-the-orx-portable-game-engine-part-1-r4853/