Do you mean the interface? Or do you man the actual buttons that switch menu options? If you mean the buttons that switch menu options, I don't see why they need to be changed.
If you mean the interface, yeah, I hate it too. I honestly think it would be better if the options were seperate from the title screen, and givven more of a graphical interface. Not just yellow-white text. I know that's how Sonic 2 did it, but it only had 3 options, really.