I have about given up on ever finishing those 32 bit games (watching youtube playthroughs is getting very tempting) but when I upgrade my laptop I started the habit of keeping the old one after a weird contract job I did where BYOD was allowed and what was offered was so bad that my old laptop was a better option.

Last time I upgraded I forgot to sell the old one, so I still have one laptop that supports 32 bit games.

I'm about due for a new laptop, and I'm thinking of selling the newer one and keeping the older one for this reason.

If you wait long enough you can just emulate the old system.

You can resell or gift the physical copy.

To who? With what hardware?

To anyone who is willing to maintain compatible hardware. It's not really any different than asking what you can do with all your old VHS tapes or DVDs.

You're making the stated problem someone else's problem. That doesn't make it go away, that just makes it not your problem, yes?