That’s where the "Ultra Compressed" scene came in. Tiger Harison was one of the most famous uploaders to crack the code (literally and figuratively). By using high-efficiency compression algorithms (often KGB Archiver or 7Zip with ultra-settings), compressors managed to shrink the game down to jaw-dropping sizes—sometimes as low as .
The result is a .exe installer that, when run, takes 20-30 minutes to decompress the game back to a playable state—but at a fraction of the download size. gta san andreas compressed by tiger harison