Archive Source

This page is based on Gigaleak NEWS_04 home/sugiyama/FX2/ (41 files), from Tadashi Sugiyama’s workspace.

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Glossary

• FX2 - Wild Trax / Stunt Race FX UI-art folder.

• cpt - Cup/captain selection asset prefix.

• p-select - Player-select screen asset prefix.

• CGX - Graphics tile bank data.

• SCR - Screen layout composition data.

• COL - Palette data.

• OBJ - Object-side definition data.

• Wild Trax - Internal/development naming for Stunt Race FX.

• Stunt Race FX - Released SNES title with late-cycle UI and race presentation systems.

• Tadashi Sugiyama - Nintendo developer with multi-project NEWS_04 workspace branches.

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Overview

FX2 is a compact late-phase UI/art folder (1993-07 to 1993-12) containing player/cup selection assets and test objects.

The lower-case naming style (cpt, p-select) differs from Sugiyama’s other uppercase-heavy folders, which may indicate a different toolchain or handoff stage.

With release in July 1994, this folder likely represents final UI lock before ship.

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Folder Snapshot

Signal	Evidence	Reading
Compact branch size	41 files	Focused UI polish pass, not full production archive
Selection-centric naming	cpt-*, p-select-*	Menu and roster front-end work
Date window	1993-07 to 1993-12	Late production pass before 1994 release window

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Asset taxonomy

Group	Example files	Interpretation
Cup/captain screens	cpt-1.CGX, cpt-1.COL, cpt-1.SCR, cpt-2.CGX, cpt-2A.SCR	Cup or roster-stage selection UI
Player-select screens	p-select.CGX, p-select.COL, p-select.SCR	Character/player front-end selection panel
Test object	test-1.OBJ	Tool/test artifact or prototype object reference

The branch is internally consistent.

It reads as one focused UI pipeline rather than mixed mission or stage authoring.

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Lower-case naming as a workflow clue

One of the strongest forensic hints in FX2 is naming style.

Nearby Sugiyama branches are mostly uppercase-heavy (MARIO-CAR, MAP-SELECT, GAMESELECT, SKYDIVE).

FX2 shifts to lower-case prefixed naming (cpt, p-select, test).

Possible readings:

• a different authoring tool that normalized names to lower-case
• a handoff from an earlier art branch into a late UI integration branch
• contributor overlap with another team using different naming conventions

This is not proof of team change by itself, but it is a persistent marker of branch identity.

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Timeline interpretation

Date	Event	Reading
1993-07-06	FX2 branch opens	Late-stage UI work begins
1993-12-08	FX2 last modified	UI branch closes
1994-07	Stunt Race FX release window	~7 month gap for integration, QA, and ship prep

The short, clean branch duration plus release proximity makes FX2 one of the clearest late-lock UI slices in NEWS_04.

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Relationship to CAR and SIM

FX2 is useful when compared directly against other Sugiyama branches:

• CAR is much larger and includes extensive track-side and localization iteration.
• SIM is menu-heavy but long-tail, with broader UI families and .SFX side data.
• FX2 is the smallest and most focused, likely representing final-cycle selection UI work.

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Working hypothesis

Current best reading:

• Primary - final-cycle selection and roster UI assets for Wild Trax / Stunt Race FX.
• Secondary - a narrow handoff branch where naming/tool conventions diverged from earlier Sugiyama folders.

The branch is consistent with late production stabilization rather than concept exploration.

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Open questions

• Does cpt resolve to cup naming or captain naming in any surviving source/UI text tables?
• Is test-1.OBJ referenced by any build manifest in the Wild Trax source tree?
• Are lower-case naming conventions visible in any adjacent Wild Trax production directories?
• Can release candidate UI states be mapped to the cpt-1 and cpt-2 variant sequence?