http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22522
--- Comment #13 from Jörg Höhle hoehle@users.sourceforge.net 2010-05-01 16:27:21 --- I sampled the following versions: 71168 1997-09-10 14:25 smackw32.dll # JediDemo 95744 1998-04-20 22:44 SMACKW32.DLL # Caesar III, Pharaoh, Ronja Räubertochter 96256 1998-06-09 10:21 SMACKW32.DLL # 5 Freunde #1 auf Schatzsuche 96256 1998-06-09 10:21 SMACKW32.DLL # SimCity 3000 129024 2000-01-03 11:59 Smackw32.dll # 5 Freunde #2 Geheimnis um den silbernen Turm 129024 2000-07-17 17:35 smackw32.dll # 5 Freunde #3 auf Entführerjagd 129024 2001-05-16 11:27 Smackw32.dll # Burg Schreckenstein
Ronja Räubertochter is not yet in AppDB either. It plays its intro. Caesar 3 manages to play the intro video, 5 Freunde do not. I can't remember whether SimCity 3000 does it, since I never tested it after bug #7067 was reportedly fixed. Bug #7067, comment #15 strongly hints that SimCity 3000 is affected as well.
So smackw32 <= 95kB works, >= 96kB causes trouble -- with some videos.