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C64 Graphics Explorer shows 8-bit pixel art the way it was

Rob Beschizza
Feb 24, 2026
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Screenshot: C64 Graphics Explorer

Anyone can load a PNG on an LCD panel, and that’s how most of us end up viewing the pixel art we first saw on cathode ray tubes. József “angelday” Schaffer’s C64 Graphics Explorer honors one platform, the Commodore 64, and renders images with system-specific accuracy and CRT simulation. It has a built-in gallery, mode de…

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