PS1 highly compressed games are a brilliant solution for modern retro gamers. They allow us to preserve the golden era of 3D gaming without hogging our modern SSD space. As long as you take the time to safely extract the files back to their original format and use a quality emulator like DuckStation, you can experience these classics exactly as they were in 1998—only with better save states and upscaled graphics.

Naughty Dog’s platformer uses heavy streaming, but modern compression handles the "Crash dance" loading screens without stutter.

Use 7-Zip or WinRAR to right-click and extract the file. Android: Use ZArchiver from the Play Store.

Originally around 450 MB, highly compressed versions can compress the game down to roughly 20 MB - 45 MB by optimizing the audio and background textures.

What was the first PS1 game you ever "highly compressed"? Let us know below! 👇

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