Old version don't have 4.2 features. There are no physics, curves work completely differently, and many other things have changed over 8+ years.
You can save JSON with 4.2 for older versions back to 3.6, but you'll lose curves between your keys. To go back further you can use JsonRollback
. That is described here:
https://esotericsoftware.com/forum/d/6534-spine-editor-and-runtime-version-management
It may be faster to remake your animations in 3.4, if you must use such an old version. I highly suggest using 4.1 or 4.2, if possible.
Going from 4.2 to 3.4 or any older version is hard, but you can always go from an old version to newer. You can bring your 3.4 animations into 4.2.