I couldn't disagree more. I used to work in the game industry and one of the biggest things we would look for was a passion for gaming and the ability/history o

I couldn't disagree more. I used to work in the game industry and one of the biggest things we would look for was a passion for gaming and the ability/history of shipping a game. If an entry level candidate developed a game we could download and play, it was almost guaranteed we would bring them in for an interview. It didn't matter if it was text based in C, a simple card game in Python, or a Galaga clone. Sure a background in C/C++ is good, but it was pretty low on the list of things we looked for in entry level applicants. So if you want my advice, complete game of your own as soon as you can, in whatever language works best for you. Pick up the skills and tool knowledge you need as you go along.