{
  "discovery": "unreferenced-sprites",
  "ledger_ids": [
    "ASP-010",
    "ASP-009",
    "AUDIT-006"
  ],
  "confidence": "Strong",
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "ASP-010",
      "claim": "Eight sprite files ship on the disc, but the game never loads them. None appear in normal play.",
      "tier": "Strong",
      "limit": "",
      "type": "Static executable/artifact evidence; RadeonChan recognition record.",
      "method": "Compare the retail sprite files with the game’s filename construction and loading paths. Decode the stored sprites for inspection."
    },
    {
      "id": "ASP-009",
      "claim": "The sprite corpus reserves 1,594 slots, of which 625 are empty.",
      "tier": "Confirmed",
      "limit": "These are declared slots, not 1,594 recovered images.",
      "type": "Static evidence.",
      "method": "Compare the retail sprite files with the game’s filename construction and loading paths. Decode the stored sprites for inspection."
    },
    {
      "id": "AUDIT-006",
      "claim": "The recorded 969 decoded sprites reduce to 765 distinct index maps.",
      "tier": "Confirmed",
      "limit": "",
      "type": "Static evidence.",
      "method": "Compare the retail sprite files with the game’s filename construction and loading paths. Decode the stored sprites for inspection."
    }
  ],
  "examined_inputs": [
    {
      "name": "Hot Wheels - Stunt Track Driver.iso",
      "sha256": "82707d3f37ed08c4ce2c39bc28b29942cf7ee746ce67d8d957efea024cd56b80"
    },
    {
      "name": "stunt.exe",
      "sha256": "a938949d705e2e06af80c22bdd76b10b52df811342e5a5b28bc23ba716903850"
    }
  ],
  "method": "Compare the retail sprite files with the game’s filename construction and loading paths. Decode the stored sprites for inspection.",
  "verification": "Historical research and audit records support the statements above. This assembly verifies mapping and media hashes; it does not rerun the excavation or establish a new gameplay observation.",
  "scope": "Reviewed publication summary. Private research notes, personal review records and raw game files are not included. Input hashes identify the 1998 source; they are not independent proof of each conclusion."
}