Hikey suggested a good tutorial to write might be one that shows people how to draw a basic textured cube.

Hours of frustration later, and here it is for your perusal...

I really must thank Kazan, often found on #sps2, for helping me through a patch where I nearly broke my keyboard with my head.
The perspective projection matrix described in this tutorial comes thanks to Kazan and Sparky, also of #sps2 fame.