I remember buying this book as a kid http://www.amazon.com/Qbasic-Games-More-Fred-Sexton/dp/1565292316/ http://www.amazon.com/Qbasic-Games-More-Fred-Sexton/dp/1

I remember buying this book as a kid http://www.amazon.com/Qbasic-Games-More-Fred-Sexton/dp/1565292316/ http://www.amazon.com/Qbasic-Games-More-Fred-Sexton/dp/15652... and literally poring over it for hours (before the internet, you had a lot of free time as a kid) to see how to make neat graphic effects and games.