Gotta add my opinion Use Allegro if you want to make a game, use native DirectX if you want to learn DirectX. I use Allegro because it does everything I need to do (at this point). Sure, it can be slow, but that''s life .
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Who says you can''t sell a game written with Allegro? Why not?
I use Allegro. I like Allegro a lot. I may or may not sell my game. I see no reason why I wouldn''t be able to.
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If you want to made some 3d game, so directx or opengl.. nothing more!!. If you want to made some 2d games (for windows), so you can use directx with allegro, or another wrapper. In fact, you finally have to learn some parts of directx. Not only a 3d, without a sound, network, controls, directdraw and more.. Or you want to use GDI??.
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Allegro is great for getting started with programming in C/C++. It's very easy to use and it's 2d capabilities are pretty good. I don't know how good Allegro's 3d capabalities are when used in Windows (does it use D3D or not?) but in DOS 3d stuff is pretty slow.
And there are enough funny games made with Allegro, check out this site to download my game Fruit Land, or this site to find lots of cool games.
Edited by - Arjan on October 10, 2000 4:09:37 PM
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why dont you just download and use my library ? It uses Direct Draw, Direct Input, Direct Sound and Direct Music. And the functions are very easy to use. You will need to know how to code in windows though. Like creating a window and the message loops and ........that may be about it. If you want a copy of my library then go to the web page in my signiture...themGames Productions. The games on that page were made with Allegro (a long time ago)....but I use my library now. The library can be downloaded from that page. There is a password on the zip file. You can email me for the password. It is only there so that I can see how many people download it. and if alot of people download it and like it then I will continue to improve it.
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