I wasn''t sure if to ask this in the Direct X section or what, but can you make 2D games in it, and if so, how? (tutorials?)

well.. first u need the sdk for direct x to make those types of games.. and i think 2d would work depends on what mode of 2-d.. i will reply with the link to the sdk and hopefully an answer for the 2-d thingy

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Look up. "Articles and Resources." Click on the link. Look for "2D in DirectX Graphics" or something like that. Enjoy.

Actually, instead of learning DirectX from scratch, can someone tell me how to make a simple circle or rectangle in C++

get dev-c++ at bloodshed.net and once u install it look under examples and open gl its got a triangle animation it needs to be compiled though dev-c++ is a great compiler thats a windows compiler not used in dos!