looking for basic advise if any could help

a hearty hello to the comunity at codingforums this is my first post on this forum and i will apologise in advance for any mistakes i have or may do while im still new to this forum.
i decided for the new year that i would like to start to learn and start making my own games.i do realise this is a lengthy and difficult subject to learn but i like to test myself and give myself i targets.over the last 2/3 weeks ive been lookin on web sites for advise on the most productive way to start to learn this at just as a hobby atm.ive tryed several animation programs,done a litte work with flash just skimming on lots of different aspects of design and basic programing.but i feel im gettin nowhere fast and need some guidance for ppl in know who will tell me what is easiest and most productive sofeware to start getting stuck into.as i said new to this but lots of experience with computers so i know ill learn fast.PLEASE CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE GREATLY WELCOME.sorry if ive waffled abit it is just that i am seriou about learn.

many thax if uve read this looba:thumbsup:

What kind of games ... or what game in particular?
Graphic games, interactive, online, role-playing?
Describe in more detail, because the answer would be different for each of those.

If you are wanting to make money from the games, Flash is probably your best bet. They are the easiest for small developers to monetize (like with Mochi), and there are a pile of tutorials and free engines you can use (search Google).

Give more details about your intension dear....what type of games? why in the world you want to make games? just for entertainment purpose?

First of all, choose your type of format.

-Text Based
-2D
-3D
-mmorpg
-Flash based
-Java based

After that we can choose what programming language or program would work best for you. Once you have that, you need to figure out what genre you want to do,

-Action/Adventure
-1st Person Shooter
-3rd Person Shooter
-RPG
-Puzzle
-Trivia

and so on.