No that's not easy type. True when we got it for SNES it was easier, but not easy type. Easy type was quite obviously different. Such as right before Cognazzo (water fiend) you get a sword that does extra damage to water type enemies. As well as Zeromus got a major makeover in how he looks. There were many other differences, but I can't recall them all.

But ya we never got easy type, just a dumbed down normal one made to be easy, but harder then easy type.