This happens more than you'd think. More so among National League owners who refuse to employ designated hitters.

“See! A lonely man with pre-game jitters paying for a hand job isn’t so bad after all, is it?”

Same, we had a ton of trouble beating Calbrina, it took forever. I still get goosebumps from Rydia coming back; that might be one of the top FF moments ever for me.
And same with FF6, so many good moments told in so many different ways. A real masterpiece.
My only addition to this list would be in Chrono Trigger when…

I still think FF3 has perhaps the best plotline in all of video games. Our heroes literally bring about the destruction of the world, then have to overcome their guilt, fear, and depression to restore some light. If the Shannara Chronicles can get a series, surely that can...

Not realizing there were different kinds of fish and killing Cid, then preparing to commit suicide, was quite something when I was 14.

Feeding fish to Cid to keep him alive in the World of Ruin was absolutely nuts when I was 14.

My two favorite 90's RPG memories are both Final Fantasy related: