Games Out There?

I happened to run into a Website about game programming where an expert said the 1st game a newbie should code is tic-tac-toe.So I downloaded code to a simple version of that game in C++(which is the language I want to learn)from a site where this is legal.I suppose tic-tac-toe is a didactic game(as I read somewhere else).So ,I was wondering,are there any other(simple)games out there that can help me learn C++ and of which I can safely download the code without violating any laws?on a Linux Magazine I buy I found a dvd with all Gentoo source code but it is maybe too advanced for me,for the moment ,to study the kernel or programs like wine.Any help would be welcome.

yeah ok.... gametutorials.com USED to have some great free tutorials. they are still great, but unfortunately they are no longer free. They are, however, a great starting point for c++/c and 3D/2D games programming. they still have some free tutorials, but if you want the great c++ stuff it'll cost roughly $20 US. well worth it though, it's awfully hard to find tutorials of that calibre these days. also flipcode.com has some good tutorials last time i checked they were 100% free.

i know they're not games, but, all the same, they are a good way to learn

good luck!

Ok, here are some games you can begin coding:

Pong
Breakout
and then a platform game

Check http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums for good advice and help!

good luck!