C64 C16 Plus/4 C128 X16 M65

Selects the video display mode.

C64 C16 Plus/4 C128 M65

VMODE [TEXT|BITMAP|EXT] [HIRES|MULTI] [ROWS <rows>] [COLS <cols>]

• TEXT selects text mode
• BITMAP selects bitmap mode
• EXT selects extended background color mode
• HIRES or MULTI switches between high-resolution or multi color mode
• ROWS must be provided the literal number 24 or 25 and sets the number of character rows visible on screen accordingly
• COLS must be provided the literal number 38 or 40 and sets the number of character rows visible on screen accordingly

' Selects default text mode
VMODE HIRES TEXT
' Selects multi color bitmap mode
VMODE MULTI BITMAP
' Selects extended background color mode with the
' left and right character columns covered
VMODE EXT COLS 38

X16

VMODE <screen_mode>

Where <screen_mode> is a valid screen mode accepted by the X16 BASIC command SCREEN. Refer to List of SCREEN modes.

• BACKGROUND
• BORDER
• HSCROLL
• VSCROLL