Crystal Dynamics really dropped the ball with their re-imagining of "Midas's Palace". It's horribly simplified, but I've no reason to believe that the game engine, or the consoles at the time, were the reason it was butchered. It must be that they were running out of money/time, or they thought the original was too maze-like for modern gamers. The only good thing is that the Midas statue is no longer located in a small cave, in bits and pieces. It makes sense it should be at the heart of the palace, in an open area. Still, there are certain excuses for the original, like cave-ins.