I have been reading the learn c++ in 21 days and so far i know how to use classes, references, variables, pointers, cout, cin, functions, loops. I bought the book tricks of windows game programming gurus. Now what i wanna know is do i need to learn anything else before moving on to my windows game programming book? - Goblineye Entertainment

Finish reading that book, then just read tricks of the windows game programming guru, and before you know it, if you work hard at it, you will be able to make 2d sprite-animated games. Good luck