Will these games work with Windows 8?

no only windows ME, been trying to get this booted up for almost 17 years

I'm not sure where Minlow got that information, but the versions on GOG work in Windows Vista and Windows 7. I've had them work on both operating systems without any problems.

As for Windows 8, there have been mixed reports about getting Creatures to work. There is a tutorial on how to get Creatures to work on Windows 8. I myself haven't tried it, but some people are able to start up the games right away!

Hope this helps you out!

The GOG versions have been patched to work optimally with Windows XP and beyond, but may not have been fully updated to function with Windows 8 and beyond. I hope that makes more sense than I phrased it.