{
  "discovery": "unused-fades",
  "ledger_ids": [
    "ASP-007"
  ],
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "ASP-007",
      "claim": "Every sprite the game draws uses the full-opacity mode; the other fifteen fade modes are never used.",
      "tier": "Confirmed",
      "limit": "",
      "type": "Static executable/artifact evidence; RadeonChan recognition record.",
      "method": "Read the sprite fade table and the mode arguments supplied by the game’s drawing calls."
    }
  ],
  "examined_inputs": [
    {
      "name": "Hot Wheels - Stunt Track Driver.iso",
      "sha256": "82707d3f37ed08c4ce2c39bc28b29942cf7ee746ce67d8d957efea024cd56b80"
    },
    {
      "name": "stunt.exe",
      "sha256": "a938949d705e2e06af80c22bdd76b10b52df811342e5a5b28bc23ba716903850"
    }
  ],
  "method": "Read the sprite fade table and the mode arguments supplied by the game’s drawing calls.",
  "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."
}