REFORGE
Atari 2600 / F168
BEING VERIFIED

FREEZE ROOT CAUSE FOUND: a RUNAWAY JSR CYCLE at f=668 pushes ~113 orphaned stack frames IN ONE FRAME (SP $FF→$1C)…

STATUS
BEING VERIFIED
AREA
CPU
RECORDED
2026-07-09
PUBLIC SOURCE
Research dossier / finding 168
RECORD ID
atari2600-f168
SNAPSHOT
a58ea4ac37c644e9

CAPABILITY LANDED: the platform-template STUCK detector now emits [STUCK-STATE] f a x y sp last_addr last_func mem 83 84 8C DC DD E5 E6 EA C8 to stderr before exit(2) — a STUCK verdict now carries its own forensic snapshot (F158 diagnostics pattern; cells chosen for the Asteroids band loop but harmless everywhere). MECHANISM (fits every prior observation): the ship-death path enters, for the first time, a loop whose JSR'd helper hits an F158 deferred…

Raw traces, ROM material, local paths, and personal data are not part of this public record.