One bmp with many sprites or seperate files?

[Denaes]

This seems to be a question I've been wondering, which is more efficient?

 

I'm doing something really simple, graphics wise. A Tetris clone. Lame yes, but I need to grab all the basic vb.net bmp skills and this is a way to do so.

 

Ok, so I'm making each piece up of 4 squares, which are 16x16 blocks.

 

Is it going to be any faster/easier on the processing to have all 6 sprites in one bmp or in 6 tiny bmp files?

[mutant]

Use one bitmap, you have less bitmap objects and its easier to mnipulate the drawing.

:)