hmm. i swear there was a time in FFX that i won by just one turn, and i was certainly dead in the next attack, which was the next move right after mine...actually i think that was the chocobo eater. so yeah.
not just that, but quite a few battles in metroid prime 2, on normal mode, no energy tanks, no additional missiles or ammo upgrades, etc, the boost ball guardian was nearly impossible, and quadraxis took me at least 8 tries to beat as well. as well as the Emperor Ing's final form.
man, those were the days!