The first time I ever beat Final Fantasy VI on Super Nintendo I freaked out because I had been trying for like a week and getting slaughtered by Kefka after the long ass tower fight. Instead of leveling up to fight him I just kept trying to prepare better and I FINALLY beat him. Like I said, I freaked out, foot went off of the bed on top of the SNES and the game froze as Kefka was fading away. I felt cursed. Only took me another 3 or 4 tries to beat him again, however.

Moral: When you're about to beat a game, strap yourself to your bed or chair.