Edit: Oh I forgot the Direct X and drivers links. Added it in the below link list. There is a website that hosts old versions. With Windows 98 SE I use "voodoo_graphics_driver_kit_version_3.01.00" and "directx9.0c_april2006".
I just escaped the madness of today gaming and enjoy some retro games. The original Sim City from 1989 got a re-release in 1995 as version 2 for Windows 95. This screenshots shows DOSBox-pure in RetroArch with a Windows 98 Second Edition installation to play SimCity Classic V2.0 for Windows 95 (it works with 98). BTW this is on my Linux host. It's hilarious.
The hierarchy is as follows: Linux > RetroArch > DOSBox-pure > Windows 98 > SimCity Classic V2.0 for Windows 95
It's actually the first time I played this old version for Windows. I only knew and played the SNES version before, which is dramatically overhauled (and with gamepad support off course), my favorite version to date. In case you want too, there is a lot of stuff to do and understand to get this up and running. First you have to get RetroArch installed and how the emulator core DOSBox-pure works. Then you have to manually install Windows 98 (or maybe 95) and get its drivers sorted out too. Then off course you need the game and install it too. I leave you a few links here, so in case you are interested can start doing it too.
- RetroArch: https://www.retroarch.com/
- DOSBox-pure: https://docs.libretro.com/library/dosbox_pure/
- How to install Windows in DOSBox-pure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xynDgexf5Y
- Windows ISO: I can't provide you a download link. My recommendation is to look for Windows 98 Second Edition. You will also need a key you type in during installation.
- Drivers, Direct X and other old software for Windows: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/
- SimCity Classic V2.0 for Windows 95 (32-bit) (1995): https://archive.org/details/scclassic
The Windows UI for SimCity is significantly nicer.