See, I just dove right into him with the stuff I had. All my usual abilities equipped and my usual armor and whatnot. I think I had Ultima Weapon by then, but I don't remember if I was in the 70s or 80s. Just slashed and dodged and cured. It actually sort of reminds me of Ultimecia from FFVIII in the way that he's not HARD, he just has a lot of HP.

Also - before I even beat him, I have a friend that had never played the game before beat him when I know I was in the late 60s or early 70s level wise. He got really pissed off because he couldn't beat him. Stereo surround sound on and about 10 tries later, he beat him.