"If I can beat him, you can too"

That's what I always think about myself. Thanks for the reply. I did get him in the end. The strange thing is, I'd been round twice before and I didn't evern remember the second one - it was that easy. But this time I got round it a bit like you say, with lots of buffing.
I've carried on after the end, but it doesn't really seem to get to me like the game itself. I think I'll have another go from the beginning.