diff --git a/tools/re-capture/submenu_focus_sweep.py b/tools/re-capture/submenu_focus_sweep.py
index f8300e7b..f69cdff3 100644
--- a/tools/re-capture/submenu_focus_sweep.py
+++ b/tools/re-capture/submenu_focus_sweep.py
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ from ring_row import ring_row, main_menu_item, NAMES
 LOG, OUT = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
 W, H = 1280, 720
 PAD = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "pad.py")
-TARGETS = [1, 2, 3]          # LOAD GAME, TUTORIAL, OPTIONS. NEW GAME excluded.
+# LOAD GAME, TUTORIAL, OPTIONS by default. Overridable so NEW GAME (0) can be
+# driven for the DIFFICULTY question.
+#
+# ⚠️ NEW GAME IS SAFE FOR *THIS* PROBE AND ONLY THIS ONE. Its forward path --
+# Ⓐ on a difficulty -> SELECT DATA -> guest throw at PC 0x82307128 -- crashes the
+# game. This probe presses Ⓐ to ENTER, one DOWN, then Ⓑ to leave, and never
+# presses Ⓐ inside a submenu, so it cannot reach SELECT DATA. Do not add an Ⓐ.
+TARGETS = [int(x) for x in os.environ.get("SWEEP_TARGETS", "1,2,3").split(",")]
 T0 = time.time()