yes
http://www.microsoft.com/express/product/default.aspx to download. The C++ comes with a downloadable dark basic API just for making games. However you will have to learn how to program in C++ to make a game. Also you would need to be able to designed graphics unless you just want a text game. You can find C++ game making tutorials but they usally come in the form of text based games. You could also look up rpg maker xp or just rpg maker. They have easy to use programs to make games.
At home on a video game console or computer game
Atari
There are many resources that offer information on making video games from home. The best way to make a video game at home is to have a powerful computer for game developing.
Home Sweet Home - video game - happened in 2007.
Yes, you can go to shops or on the internet and buy a CD which lets you make and play games.
Home Alone - video game - happened in 1991.
Home Sweet Home - video game - was created on 2007-12-12.
Home Alone - video game - was created in 1991-10.
The Atari 2600, released in 1977, was one of the first home consoles marketed primarily as a computer game machine. It popularized video gaming in homes, allowing users to play various cartridge-based games. The system's success helped establish the video game industry and influenced the design of future consoles.
Making a childrenïŠs computer game is not hard. One can make a video game and software by following free online instructions and training. One of the sources is Make Video Games. ABC Ya, Games Slash Dot, Home Schooling are some of the sources one can refer to.
I assume you're asking what the first commercially available video game was. That would be Computer Space, an arcade game that was released in 1971. The first home console was the Magnavox Odyssey, released early in 1972. Atari's Pong, which many believe to be the first video game, was also released as an arcade game in 1972, although the home consoles weren't made available until '75.
If you are talking about a video game for home and TV, then I believe that it was Atari Pong.