https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12915
--- Comment #9 from WineBuG winebugs140@gmail.com --- (In reply to super_man from comment #8)
The new installer seems to be regressed, crashes while starting with 1.7.49
Have you tried to change the Wine version to Windows 95 before installing? It's an old game, so this might help.