knuclear200x

Not sure where else to post or what other keywords to search for, but i wanted to play Sonic Boom and some of the other old/hall of mis-fame games for nostalgia. but using a Dell Windows 7 to play some Windows 95 games just doesnt work. I've even tried the various compatibility settings but it doesnt make a difference. is there perhaps a step i'm missing or would i need to move the files to an old computer? thanks for any help you might have and apologies if this is the wrong forum