Escape Level : "Hard IQ Carrier" by LIL Gil and John Polhemus

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"Hard IQ Carrier" by LIL Gil and John Polhemus

added 12 Feb 2005 19:23

Solved 13/14

Cooked 0/14

Difficulty 4.42

Style 2.50

Rigidity 3.71

Shortest Solution
By noname

On 04 Jun 2007 09:19

Comments (turn spoilers on)

301 Hard IQ Carrier Tom 7 (1) Tue 15 Feb 2005 14:27

As near as I can tell, this level was made as a sort of fan tribute to a handheld radio shack sokoban game called IQ Carrier. Since John Polhemus submitted it to another free Sokoban program, I'm assuming that he's okay with it being in the Escape collection.

I'm perfectly happy to have Sokoban-style levels in Escape (Joshua Bone's levels are really great, for instance), but of course I can't permit copyrighted levels from other games to be used. Unless it's really obviously a copy, I'll leave them until someone complains. Anyway, it's better if the levels are original compositions, don't you think?

298 Hard IQ Carrier bpotetz (144) Tue 15 Feb 2005 14:04

I agree, Max. This level was a snooze. Don't attempt this level unless you've got something else going on to amuse yourself. Maybe books on tape.

Anyway, I was also wondering - what the hell is "IQ Carrier" supposed to mean, anyway? A quick google search reveals that IQ Carrier is a collection of Sokoban levels that were removed from the macintosh shareware distribution because "they are evidently still sold commercially in Japan". Better start working on your defense, Tom. Interestingly, the original level this was based on seems to more closely resemble Tom's version, where each block is needed. (See:
www.sourcecode.se/sokoban/levtext.php?file=TitleScreens.slc
)

Unfortunately, I still have no idea what "IQ carrier" means. Maybe you have to be Japanese.

295 Hard IQ Carrier Max (61) Tue 15 Feb 2005 00:09

Man, what an obnoxious level!! A better title would be "Patience Carrier," since all it really took was the determination to push blocks around for over 5000 (!!!!) moves.

291 Hard IQ Carrier Tom 7 (1) Mon 14 Feb 2005 18:41

5543 moves!

There are some good parts, but too many errands for my tastes. Too cruel!

287 Hard IQ Carrier Tom 7 (1) Sun 13 Feb 2005 19:50

Now I am worried. ;)

Comments (turn spoilers on)

301	Hard IQ Carrier	Tom 7 (1)	Tue 15 Feb 2005 14:27
	As near as I can tell, this level was made as a sort of fan tribute to a handheld radio shack sokoban game called IQ Carrier. Since John Polhemus submitted it to another free Sokoban program, I'm assuming that he's okay with it being in the Escape collection. I'm perfectly happy to have Sokoban-style levels in Escape (Joshua Bone's levels are really great, for instance), but of course I can't permit copyrighted levels from other games to be used. Unless it's really obviously a copy, I'll leave them until someone complains. Anyway, it's better if the levels are original compositions, don't you think?

298	Hard IQ Carrier	bpotetz (144)	Tue 15 Feb 2005 14:04
	I agree, Max. This level was a snooze. Don't attempt this level unless you've got something else going on to amuse yourself. Maybe books on tape. Anyway, I was also wondering - what the hell is "IQ Carrier" supposed to mean, anyway? A quick google search reveals that IQ Carrier is a collection of Sokoban levels that were removed from the macintosh shareware distribution because "they are evidently still sold commercially in Japan". Better start working on your defense, Tom. Interestingly, the original level this was based on seems to more closely resemble Tom's version, where each block is needed. (See: www.sourcecode.se/sokoban/levtext.php?file=TitleScreens.slc ) Unfortunately, I still have no idea what "IQ carrier" means. Maybe you have to be Japanese.

295	Hard IQ Carrier	Max (61)	Tue 15 Feb 2005 00:09
	Man, what an obnoxious level!! A better title would be "Patience Carrier," since all it really took was the determination to push blocks around for over 5000 (!!!!) moves.

291	Hard IQ Carrier	Tom 7 (1)	Mon 14 Feb 2005 18:41
	5543 moves! There are some good parts, but too many errands for my tastes. Too cruel!

287	Hard IQ Carrier	Tom 7 (1)	Sun 13 Feb 2005 19:50
	Now I am worried. ;)