Does anyone have any code or webpages that have tutorials on putting tile maps on screen(e.g. int map[20][20]).

Well, you''ll probably want to look into DirectDraw if you want to use bitmaps or a similar format (though I''d recommend making sure you have C++ stuff down good before you start) If all you want to do is test it or something, you can simply do cout<<"X"; to cause a "map" to show up

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Beginner DX8 Samples are here.