How Original Recipe are we talking?

[Rumblefish]

Please bear with me. I know this may sound like an incredibly dumb question...but, how true to the 1999 game are we talking here? I am going to return to the game after a looooong hiatus and the thought of playing the game I started on is appealing. Is it the original Death penalty? Long, long Cr's are not the problem for me...getting someone to help get my body back after I fall into the Hole may be! Is the UI customizable? Is the engine updated or are the original graphics (i.e. Box heads) the way to roll? I have no problem playing the game with nothing but original spec's, just curious before I go home and load the game up.
Thanks folks!