After playing Pikmin 3 Deluxe I revisited the first game, completed it and I must say it has all the essence I liked so much playing it nearly 20 years ago. But there are features it lacks, like locking on enemies and choosing which pikmin to throw, to feel outdated. The bomb feature is also annoying, so often I accidently triggered the bombs by just whistling the yellow pikmin.
Nevertheless, for all it's quirkiness I love this game's idea.