[Matt Harty]

Most of the barrels in that level moved on their own, or you could use the techniques schimid used... which was how most used them but even thats incredibly annoying to pull off. And at one part of the map it's impossible to move forward till you reach a rediculous height.

Turns out the way to actually get them to move was to not jump at all, and press up and down on the movement pad. Seemingly easy to figure out, but it's just instinct to jump around in the game and nowhere in the booklet described how to operate the platforms.