http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28651
--- Comment #2 from Chris Wyatt wyattmeister@gmail.com 2011-10-11 12:21:38 CDT --- If you look here there are details on what error 36 is:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090117044724/http://simcity3000unlimited.ea.com...
It's supposed to appear if you use the wrong patch with the wrong version, but in this case I'm quite certain I'm using the correct version.