For 2D games, is there any reason NOT to use a 3D API like Direct3D or OpenGL?
- by Eric Palakovich Carr
I've been out of hobby Game Development for quite a while now. Back when I did it, most people used Direct Draw to create 2D games. By the time I stopped people were saying OpenGL or Direct3D with an orthogonal projection is just the way to go.
I'm thinking about getting back into creating 2D games, in particular on mobile phone but maybe on the…