Is there any specific advantage to using either c over c++ or vise-versa for 3d games, on windows, using opengl?

No

Well im new too but I think people used to use C because of speed advantages but now that processing power is so great it doesnt make that big a differnce anymore. I think C++ is the way to go because with classes you can contain everything in code block for easy maintanence.

just my two cents, might only be worth a peso though

no

"...speed advantages..."

wrongo

umm why dont you help the guy out instead of posting "No"

well because they had this discussion already in another thread.
and they beat it to death.

in short no.
in long... before there used to be, but now because of
technilogical(sp?) advances, no.

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C++ OOP code is easier to maintain and modern game programming APIs (DirectX, OpenGL 2.0) use C++. Inheritance, and just classes in general are very useful for organizing your code.

You should learn and understand the usefulness of encapsulation, which can be done in C or C++. If you use C++, you sort of force yourself to use it, which is good, but it does not mean that it can only be done in C++. I would recommend learning C++ anyway, since it will be easier to follow examples of other people''s tutorial code, which is often written in C++. It is also not that difficult to learn with the proper tutorial.

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