The very first computer I had access to had a Windows 95 operating system and it came with a bunch of games installed. I've been wanting to play them again for old times take. I've managed to download some of them in the past but when 64 bit operating systems became standard they dropped support for 16 bit applications so the games don't run on a modern computer even with things like compatibility mode enabled. I was wondering if some of the more technically knowledgeable users here know of a way to run these games on a modern computer.
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It hasn't got the widespread acclaim that dosbox has, but PCem is a really good bet for running windows 3.11/95/98. It includes the ability to load roms ripped from hardware of the era, and thereby run drivers and such as if they were on real hardware.
Emulator is here.
And this is an archive of a windows 98 setup to run inside of it.
And this is a pile of hardware roms.
This solution can emulate the voodoo, which opens up a whole host of early 3d games that are hell to run today. Again though, fair warning, this is a lot more fiddly than some other paths; but also more capable.