One of the best features of Mafia was the Freeride mode—essentially a sandbox where you could explore Lost Heaven without story missions. The repack ensures this mode is accessible and stable.
Specifically, the is famous because it includes the "Mafia Widescreen Fix" and "d3d8.dll" wrapper necessary to run the game on DirectX 11/12 hardware without Visual C++ errors.
The original retail CD version or even the Steam/GOG versions often suffer from:


