| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| cgfxsamples2.car |
2026-05-31 |
1.09+ |
1.0 |
1252 KB, 5047 blocks |
2144df1c |
CGFX Samples, Set #2, Includes
- 8 x Commodore Grafix 360 degree panorama sample files for use in Image Viewer
CGFX is a container format which supports variable matrix sizes, in multiple frame formats,
sizes and video modes. CGFX can be used for 3D models, look-around-scenes, panoramas, and
short animations. It can also be used to wrap standard still images in HiRes and MultiColor
bitmap modes, Standard, MultiColor and Extended Background character modes, as well as
providing options for interlacing and other common CPU-assisted non-standard video modes.
This sample pack includes eight 360 degree panoramas. Most of these are from cities or
sites in Europe. They were converted from 360cities.net. One is from a boat in the Marina
in Kingston, Ontario, the home city of OpCoders Inc.
All of these require the Image Viewer Application, datatype loaders and updated gfx.lib
in C64 OS v1.09 or greater. There was a bug in Image Viewer from C64 OS v1.08 that fails
to update the background color if the frames do not all use the same background color.
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| backtiles1.car |
2025-07-30 |
1.08+ |
1.0 |
12 KB, 49 blocks |
2144df1c |
Backdrop Tiles Set #1, Includes
- 12 x High-density tiled backdrop samples for use in App Launcher
Starting in C64 OS v1.08, App Launcher includes a special character set for drawing
4 "pixels" per character cell. The 12 high-density tiled backdrops make use of these pixel
characters only.
Tiled backdrops are repeating patterns. Sometimes they can be a bit busy. These work
best using a low contrast combination of desktop hint color and screen background color.
Starting in C64 OS v1.08, App Launcher has a built-in feature to invert the background.
This feature gives each of these backdrops two different appearances.
The following is a list of the files found in this sample pack.
- bricks-diag.p
- bricks-skinny.p
- bricks-thick.p
- bubbles.p
- diamonds.p
- leaves.p
- pipe-system.p
- splotches.p
- square-bubbles.p
- stone-wall.p
- tile-wall.p
- waves.p
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| backdrops2.car |
2025-07-30 |
1.08+ |
2.0 |
46 KB, 181 blocks |
2144df1c |
Backdrops Set #2, Includes
- 34 x High-density backdrop samples for use in App Launcher
- 11 x Type labeled backdrop samples
Starting in C64 OS v1.08, App Launcher includes a special character set for drawing
4 "pixels" per character cell. The 34 high-density backdrops make use of these pixel
characters only. Some of these samples were rendered using a varient of the
web-based PETSCII art renderer
with a restricted set of characters to choose from. Others were composited from
various 1-bit art sources. These backgrounds have an effective resolution of
80px by 50px.
An additional 11 backdrop samples are included with standard text labels that can
be used to mark your desktops with the kind of content they have. All of these
samples can be used as starting points to design your own backdrops.
Backdrops can be edited using
Desktop Designer for C64 OS.
To import the high density character set, take a screenshot of App Launcher using
COMMODORE+CONTROL+P. Open the screenshot in Desktop Designer; this imports the custom
character set. Choose New from the File menu. Select the custom character set and
you will see the 4 pixel characters in the palette.
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| hvscsamples1.car |
2023-11-07 |
1.04+ |
1.0 |
206 KB, 811 blocks |
e5b22e3b |
HVSC SID Music Samples, Set #1
This pack contains 50 sample SID music files. These are drawn from the HVSC, including
approximately 40 files from the HVSC top 100, plus a hand-picked assortment of several
others.
Each file has been relocated to be compatible with C64 OS and can be played by SID Preview.
The SID Search service (http://services.c64os.com/about)
can be used to find and download over 34,000 SID files, all of which have been relocated
for C64 OS, and which have C64-friendly filenaames (unique, 16-characters,
no non-c64 characters.)
The following is a list of the files found in this sample pack.
- 1 MAN DROID.SID
- ACE II.SID
- ACID-TECHNO.SID
- ANOTHER TUNE.SID
- ARMALYTE.SID
- AUF W MONTY.SID
- BATMAN LONG.SID
- BULLDOG.SID
- CHAOS-ENGINE.SID
- CHORDIAN.SID
- COBRA.SID
- COCKMAN-2.SID
- COMMANDO.SID
- COMPLEETO.SID
- CRAZYC REMIX.SID
- DELTA.SID
- DESANT-TRAMP.SID
- DNA WARRIOR.SID
- DOOM-MACHINE.SID
- DRILLER.SID
- DYN RANGE.SID
- FRUIT-3.SID
- GERRY GERM.SID
- GIANA-MIX.SID
- GLIDER RIDER.SID
- HYPERBOLE.SID
- HYSTERIA.SID
- IK PLUS.SID
- INTER KARATE.SID
- KAJUN-KLOG.SID
- KAORI-360.SID
- KENTILLA.SID
- MASTER MAGIC.SID
- MONTY ON RUN.SID
- MUTANTS.SID
- NEMESIS WAR.SID
- NUCLEAR-DANC.SID
- OCTAVARIUM.SID
- PAPATHANASSI.SID
- RISK.SID
- SNARE.SID
- STAR-PAWS.SID
- STAR-WARS-T3.SID
- SWEET.SID
- THRUST.SID
- TRIBUTE-TO-S.SID
- VIKINGS.SID
- WARHAWK.SID
- ZIG ZAG.SID
- ZOIDS.SID
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| gfxsamples1.car |
2023-11-07 |
1.04+ |
1.0 |
165 KB, 650 blocks |
403c5397 |
C64 Graphics Samples, Set #1
This pack contains 20 graphic image files. A mixture of C64 graphics in different modes
and in a variety of file formats, all of which are supported by C64 OS. C64 OS has
datatype loaders for each of these image file types, which allows them to be loaded
and displayed in Image Viewer.
The following is a list of the files found in this sample pack.
- 10 MAKE FIRE.ART
- 0010BIG.PBOT
- ARTILLERY90.OCP
- C64FOREVER.ART
- CELTICDOODLE.IPH
- CLASSIC.P
- ECSTASY.OCP
- FACESSPHERES.HED
- GORILLA FACE.KOA
- HOSTAGES.OCP
- MIDDLE EARTH.IPH
- MORTALKOMBAT.KOA
- PHOTON.EYE.RPM
- PI.MICROMETER
- ROBOT-HW.HBW
- SCOOBYDO.CDU
- STARBUCKS.P
- STILL.LIFE.RPM
- STREETSCENE.ART
- VENICE.DDL
The following is a list of image file formats represented in this sample pack.
- Art Studio (.ART)
- Advanced Art Studio 2.0 (.OCP)
- Blazing Paddles (.PI/PI.)
- C64 OS Desktop (.P)
- CDU-Paint (.CDU)
- Doodle (.DDL)
- Hi-Eddi (.HED)
- HiRes Black & White (.HBW)
- Interpaint (.IPH)
- Koala Paint (.KOA)
- PETSCII Bots (.PBOT)
- RunPaint (.RPM)
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| cgfxsamples1.car |
2023-05-06 |
1.04+ |
1.0 |
1525 KB, 6149 blocks |
893e1057 |
CGFX Samples, Set #1, Includes
- 6 x Commodore Grafix sample files for use in Image Viewer
- 1 x 3D Koala, Matrix Image
The CGFX files all end with the extension .cgx, the 3D Koala ends with the extension
.3dk. 3D Koala is a more primitive format, whose functionality with greater flexibility
is built into the CGFX format. Nonetheless, C64 OS includes datatype loaders for both
CGFX and 3D Koala.
3D Koala is used for matrix images, of exactly 5 rows by 40 columns, in which every
frame is in the Koala (MultiColor bitmap) format. The image included in this sample
pack is based upon a 3D model of a teapot.
CGFX is a container format which supports variable matrix sizes, in multiple frame formats,
sizes and video modes. CGFX can be used for 3D models, look-around-scenes, panoramas, and
short animations. It can also be used to wrap standard still images in HiRes and MultiColor
bitmap modes, Standard, MultiColor and Extended Background character modes, as well as
providing options for interlacing and other common CPU-assisted non-standard video modes.
This sample pack includes two panoramas, an animation of a continuously rotating planet
Earth, an animation sequence of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) jumping to warp, a
classic animated meme of Dr. (Bones) McCoy and Captain Kirk, plus a 3D model of
black Porsche.
All of these require the Image Viewer Application, datatype loaders and updated gfx.lib
in C64 OS v1.04 or greater.
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| petsciibots.car |
2023-05-06 |
1.04+ |
1.0 |
231 KB, 931 blocks |
f8897bbc |
PETSCII Bots, Includes
- Over 2400 Small PETSCII Bots, 5x7 characters
- 14 x Big PETSCII Bots, 12x16 characters
- 1 x Original CSDB release README file
All of these PETSCII Bots are drawn by Cal Skuthorpe
(buzz_clik on X/Twitter.) These were released
as SEQ files with a special C64 viewer program on CSDB, April 1, 2023,
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=231072.
C64 OS, starting in v1.04, includes support for graphics in all 3 standard character modes,
in split screen and fullscreen. Also include in C64 OS v1.04 is a PETSCII Bot datatype
loader for viewing these files in the Image Viewer Application.
The files in this collection have been reorganized into 24 subdirectories containing
exactly 100 PETSCII Bots each. Each file has been given the extension .pbot so they can
be assigned a default viewing Application, and so they have a unique datatype that can
be paired to datatype loader. (The originals had the generic extension .c64)
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| Filename |
Release Date |
C64 OS Version # |
Version # |
File Size |
CRC32 checksum |
| backdrops1.car |
2023-01-09 |
1.0+ |
1.0 |
59 KB, 231 blocks |
acad6174 |
Backdrops Set #1, Includes
- 56 x Backdrop samples for use in App Launcher
- screenedit and savescreen tools
These are the backdrops that were included in the original version 1.0, and the additional
backdrops included in update 1.01 and 1.03. Providing these as a separate downloadable
bundle allows you to delete the ones you don't care about from your System Card, because
you can download them again later.
Also included are the screenedit and screensave tools. With both tools in the same
directory, load and run screenedit. Follow the on-screen instructions to specify a
filename for a new backdrop or to edit an existing one.
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