pixel hunting

See also: pixel-hunting

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Etymology

Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

Verb

pixel hunting

  1. present participle and gerund of pixel hunt

Noun

pixel hunting (uncountable)

  1. (video games) Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
  2. Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a finger on a touch screen, especially when struggling to do so.

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