I'd like to take this post to introduce you to a YouTube channel that I enjoy, Extra Credits. If you don't know what Extra Credits is, it's a pretty cool channel with a TON of videos about game programming, and a bit about gaming in general. I've watched quite a few of their vids recently, and enjoy them immensely. Even if you don't know a lot about game programming, watching their vids will probably make you want to.
Their "Making Your First Game" series, is particularly good. Although I don't fully agree with their pessimism. With modern libraries, you can do a lot more than ever before. With dedication, you can make a basic old school arcade game in anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
"Don't be afraid of coding." Programming takes dedication and patience, but it's often a lot easier than most people think. "Any of you out there...can handle it." Sometimes all it takes to program something awesome is a few hours reading documentation and tutorials, and then googling what you don't understand. * "You'll learn as you go."*
They have a lot of good advice. Like "keep it simple". Minimal viable product is a phrase that you'll hear a lot these days. Basically, it means that you need to take that awesome idea you have in your head about that cool game you wanna make, and you have to boil it down to the absolute basic necessities. Do you really need to spend 3 hours making sure your main character's hat is the exact right color? Probably not. You need to boil your game down to the basics, test it until it's working, and then add features in order of priority. This is how you get an awesome game, and actually finish it.
So hopefully you watched those vids and enjoyed them. Go check out there channel. Who knows, maybe you have a secret talent for making awesome video games, and watching a few cute animations will tickle your fancy enough to spark an interest.