I also had to give up on Lufia II for the SNES. Nay...I was
forced to give it up. I got all the way to the last dungeon that had a puzzle where you have to cut down some grass before it grows again. It was much harder than it sounds. Since I was playng via an emulator at the time with a keyboard, it was practically impossible to input the commands fast enough before the plants started growing again.
I really liked that game too