I've noticed something similar with a lot of the game remakes from a few years ago, particularly the N64 Zelda remakes on 3DS. The remasters look how you remember the games back in the day, but if you compared them side by side the remakes look vastly better.
Zelda 64 is a particularly interesting case, though. As such a beloved title with a long-standing fan following, there has been an almost endless parade of remakes/demakes over the 20 years since it came out.
If you thought the official 3DS one was pretty, wait until you see the fan work done on a UE4 version:
