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:

(Compressed Hunks of Data), which allow games to run while remaining compressed. Verified Small PS2 Games (Native or Lightly Compressed)

to under 100MB is generally impossible without "ripping" (removing) essential data like cutscenes and audio. Technical Realities of High Compression Data Stripping (Ripping):

; 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

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

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

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