The Windows 95 version of Red Alert runs the game in 640 x 480 mode and as a result, individual infantry end up being a little tiny. There are many nice animation effects when units fire their weapons. Soviet V2 rocket launchers fire little animated rockets, complete with smoke trails, at their targets and artillery shells have a nifty looking parabolic flight path. I think MIG attack jets are my favorite. They come streaking in and look really cool as they loose their payload of rockets at their hapless ground target.
Tesla coils are also neat, throwing out blue bolts of electricity at anything that gets too close.
The sound effects are terrific. The thunder of cannons and the crackle of machine guns are very realistic. Music is good as well. I could listen to it for hours. The manual supplied with the game is excellent.