Before Steam became mainstream, buying a PC game meant a trip to the store for a physical CD. But Vice City was massive—over 800 MB compressed, nearly 1.5 GB installed. In the era of 56k dial-up, downloading this was a Herculean task. FLT didn't just rip the game; they delivered a perfect 1:1 copy of the retail CD, complete with a crack that bypassed SafeDisc copy protection.
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This article is for historical and educational purposes only. The author does not condone software piracy. Always purchase games legally to support the developers who create them. Before Steam became mainstream, buying a PC game