Programs needed for C++?

What programs are needed to make C++ games and stuff (Like tetris). The only program i have is MinGW Developer Studio. It uses GCC. Is that the only program I'll need? Or do i need others? Which programs would you recommend? Tank you

Programs needed for C++?
I've always used either Visual C++ (Visual Studio) or Borland C++. They simply make software development a little simpler. I've used Visual C++ for the past twelve years. After giving you an error list, you can click on an error and it takes you right to the code. Also, debugging and tracing is really simple; as is project management.





I believe you can use GCC to write games for Windows, but it will take a little more time. The advantage is the price. Just decide if it's worth your time to skip the $50 purchase on eBay for an old copy of VC 5 or 6.





One last stop, if you want to do high performance games, is to go to Microsoft and download the DirectX games.





Another route is to use an open sourced multi-platform GUI development kit like the Fox Toolkit (www.fox-toolkit.org). You still need a compiler (GCC, VC, Borland), but this additional package will make your game run on Windows, Linux and other OS's simply by compiling on the target platform. But, you will not be building the next Doom or Quake if you shoot for simple mult-platform.