The "compression ratio" depends entirely on how much of the original 1.35 GB disc was actually used by the developers: Small Games : Titles like Animal Crossing Zelda: Collector's Edition use very little data. A "Highly Compressed" version of Animal Crossing can be as small as 20 MB to 50 MB Large Games : Titles like Metroid Prime Super Smash Bros. Melee
Extreme compression sometimes removes audio streaming tracks. Open Dolphin -> Audio Settings -> Set "Audio Backend" to Cubeb or XAudio2 . Gamecube Games Highly Compressed
However, preserving and playing these classics in 2026 comes with a unique problem: The "compression ratio" depends entirely on how much
Fire up Dolphin, load your compressed library, and remember to stretch your hands between matches. The Gamecube lives on. Audio Settings ->