So I totally didn't realize that the girl from Secret of Mana had pointy ears until I played it on my iPod. Of course, they also replaced 3/4 of the graphics, so I wasn't sure if it was just something they added until I looked it up.

On the note of changed graphics, Buzz Bees and Iffishes are completely different. Same with trees. And water now has ripples and reflections. Some of the tiles that had collision in the original (ie. railings in the witch's castle) no longer block. Stairs no longer slow you down/cancel sprinting. New icons for most items/weapons. Biggest annoyance is the simplification of the AI settings, though. It uses presets instead of giving you the grid, and the characters don't attack nearly as often when you're not controlling them. I will say that I'm glad you can move without all 3 on screen, though. No more getting stuck and having to switch characters if they go on the other side of a fork in the path.