tetris tutorial - how to write a small game

hey guys
i have been looking for a tutorial for beginners on how to write a simple game, like pong or tetris, outlining the major elements as i have no idea on how to go about it
is there such a tutorial? maybe even on this site???
thanks

NeHe is a good place to start for game development and OpenGL tutorials

Goto http://nehe.gamedev.net/

I just had to make a simplified pong for a course.

Try the Assignment 1 link at:
http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/488/index.html

Hi, http://nehe.gamedev.net/ lesson 10 is a good example to start with, but you need to add collsion detection.

Hi,

There are very good tutorials at www.gametutorials.com
You should try it!

cheers,
yaro