It's waaaaay harder in the remake.
Like, stupidly so. The final boss was a pushover by comparison.
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Tue 14 Jan 2025, 13:59, archived)

I remember the original one being bit of a bullet sponge.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 14 Jan 2025, 15:48, archived)