Thanks to...
Thanks to... (spelled in lowercase; the only level in this set to be as such) is the 145th level in Chip's Challenge 1. It is one of the secret levels, as well as a Credits level, in the Microsoft version of CC1 that can only be found by typing in its password; fortunately, it requires absolutely no effort to complete. The significance is that the level is a commemorative, thanking the people who converted the game from the original Lynx version to the popular MS version.
Ed H. is probably the artist Ed Halley; the other three names are not known. The TONY mentioned in the password could be surnamed Garcia or Krueger, and is generally assumed to be the former. Tony Krueger was the MS version's author, which is mentioned along with Ed Halley's name in the About Chip's Challenge popup accessible from the Help menu.
To complete the level, slide on the ice and play between the DOUG and T. to reach fire boots and then down to the exit on (31, 31) (which has a "P.S." hint next to it), or use the AVI solution to win in 8 seconds, but risking Chip's life. The probability of the optimal solution's success is 9/1024: three random force floors must all move Chip D, and the other two must face any direction but D so Chip can override them.
Trivia
- If the player carefully looks in a level editor, a map such as the one shown above reveals that there are five ice spaces under other ice spaces, which is illegal in Lynx; however, this level doesn't appear in the Atari Lynx version of the game. They can be found on the grid at coordinates (0, 25), (5, 26), (10, 27), (19, 28) and (27, 29).
- In the Lynx version, this level does not exist; level 145 is simply a dummy that triggers the ending sequence after completing Fireflies. The entry in the password table for level 145 is YBLI, and as expected, entering this displays the victory sequence.
- There is also another "hidden" password, MAND, which is an intended easter egg that displays a Mandelbrot fractal set. The fractal takes nearly half an hour to fully appear on the screen, and even once it finishes, the only way out of this "level" is to reset the console. Despite that it is not actually a real level at all, most consider this hidden easter egg to be the true 145th level of Chip's Challenge.
Full level map
Walkthrough
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