It's not too bad though, because "original mode" is still available, so if you crave the soul-crushing difficulty of the original, you can still play it that way, which is great

For those people, Nintendo has added an "easy mode" of sorts to the game that greatly reduces the challenge

I selected to play it in the classic mode which is more difficult.

On the other hand, this "easy mode" makes the game almost insultingly easy by comparison

On the other hand, this "easy mode" makes the game almost insultingly easy by comparison