Yeah, there's no better way to start programming than messing with games. One of the first pieces of programming I ever did was modifying a few initial variables in the "Lemonade Stand" game on my Apple IIe. (It's so much more fun to start with a few thousand dollars.) Later on, I remember tweaking Microsoft's "Gorillas" QBasic program, adding a "nuclear bomb" option.

Ahh, those were the days.

--
Ryan Koppenhaver, Aspiring Perl Hacker
"I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave."