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If you code in C++, which most games do, the Android version is not that important, given the little exposure of Android APIs to the NDK.

Everything that matters, besides the existing graphics, sensors and audio APIs, can be built with standard C++ libraries.

The problem lies with the hardware, I think. Truly, there's never a smooth moment with my phone. Sometimes it hangs for a minute. Random shutdowns and similar bugs in software as well.

I've got an old cheap 4 year old Acer phone running 2.3 as a backup phone and it plays lots of games fine. Sure not games using a lot of 3d graphics or games which require very precise timing, but it plays lots of other games.

I just played through Swordigo on a Galaxy S (the first one!) and it ran very smoothly. I am, it may be worth noting, using Cyanogenmod 11 nightlies.

I own a Xperia Play, that don't support anything after 2.3, and I have lots of gaming here, including shooters, platformers and racing

Oh you will be surprised: Not every game requires higher Android version, they are mostly satisfied with c++, http://imgur.com/iX4dcL5

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