i've tried a few (along with Euro-Bear 2000, great fun that was! Loved the music.) and they worked fine, but most games i just can't seem to get working, including venus patrol. it opens the console, does something (haven't found a log.txt file or similar so i can't tell what exactly) and then immediately closes itself. i've tried copiying "avbin.dll" as indicated in the readme file but it doesen't seem to make any difference.
Fells like i'm missing something pretty straightfoward and obvious, so i'll keep trying a bit longer.
In the meantime, i can reccommend C'est La Vie (https://cameronmeyer.itch.io/cest-la-vie), it popped back into my mind while playing Euro-Bear 2000, it's quite fun to mess round in and has a nice tranquil(?) atmosphere.