Many PS2 discs contain "dummy data" (gigabytes of 0s) intended to keep game data at the outer edge of the disc for faster reading. Tools like
To compress your own legal ISO backups, these are the industry-standard tools: CHDman (via MAME) Highly recommended for
To reach extreme sizes under 100MB, "ripkits" are used to delete non-essential elements like Full Motion Videos (FMVs), music tracks, and high-resolution textures. Padding Removal:
archives, though it may take a moment to "index" them on the first boot. LaunchBox Community Forums Downloads claiming to be "10MB GTA San Andreas
can losslessly remove this padding, significantly reducing size. Compressed Formats: Emulators like support formats like (Compressed ISO) and
A few titles are naturally small and can comfortably fit under 100MB or slightly over when compressed: Phantasy Star: Generation 1 Approximately Phantasy Star: Generation 2 Approximately Marvel vs Capcom 2 Approximately (uncompressed). Various "Simple Series" Titles: Many budget Japanese titles (like The Puzzler ) are naturally under 200MB. Popular Tools for Compression
" are almost universally malware or password-protected archives designed to trick users into completing surveys
; it provides excellent lossless compression and doesn't require an index file. A fast tool for converting ISOs to format, widely used for mobile and handheld emulation. 7-Zip (GZIP format): PCSX2 can run games directly from
(Compressed Hunks of Data), which allow games to run while remaining compressed. Verified Small PS2 Games (Native or Lightly Compressed)
While many online "highly compressed" PS2 ISOs claiming to be under 100MB are often misleading or fake, it is technically possible for specific titles to reach this size through aggressive data stripping or inherent small original sizes. Most standard PS2 games range from 1GB to 4.5GB, and compressing a full-featured AAA title like God of War
to under 100MB is generally impossible without "ripping" (removing) essential data like cutscenes and audio. Technical Realities of High Compression Data Stripping (Ripping):
Comments (6)
Share
I think that Burma may hold the distinction of “most massive overhaul in driving infrastructure” thanks, some surmise, to some astrologic advice (move to the right) given to the dictator in control in 1970. I’m sure it was not nearly as orderly as Sweden – there are still public buses imported from Japan that dump passengers out into the drive lanes.
What, no mention of Nana San Maru?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/730_(transport)
tl;dr: Okinawa was occupied by the US after WW2, so it switched to right-hand drive. When the US handed Okinawa back over in the 70s, Okinawa reverted to left-hand drive.
Used Japanese cars built to drive on the Left side of the road, are shipped to Bolivia where they go through the steering-wheel switch to hide among the cars built for Right hand-side driving.
http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/economia/DS-impidio-chutos-ingresen-Bolivia_0_1407459270.html
These cars have the nickname “chutos” which means “cheap” or “of bad quality”. They’re popular mainly for their price point vs. a new car and are often used as Taxis. You may recognize a “chuto” next time you take a taxi in La Paz and sit next to the driver, where you may find a rare panel without a glove comparment… now THAT’S a chuto “chuto” ;-)
What a clever conversion. The use of music to spread the message reminds me of Australia’s own song to inform people of the change of currency from British pound to the Australian dollar. Of course, the Swedish song is a million times catchier then ours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxExwuAhla0
Did the switch take place at 4:30 in the morning? Really? The picture from Kungsgatan lets me think that must have been in the afternoon.
Many of the assertions in this piece seem to likely to be from single sources and at best only part of the picture. Sweden’s car manufacturers made cars to be driven on the right, while the country drove on the left. Really? In the UK Volvos and Saabs – Swedish makes – have been very common for a very long time, well before 1967. Is it not possible that they were made both right and left hand drive? Like, well, just about every car model mass produced in Europe and Japan, ever. Sweden changed because of all the car accidents Swedish drivers had when driving overseas. Really? So there’s a terrible accident rate amongst Brits driving in Europe and amongst lorries driven by Europeans in the UK? Really? Have you ever driven a car on the “wrong” side of the road? (Actually gave you ever been outside of the USA might be a better question). It really ain’t that hard. Hmmm. Dubious and a bit weak.