Ok, I did get the installer to work in Wine and it looks like it completely installed...

But I can't launch the game. The title screen comes up, then it crashes. I could probably play with it some more, but Wine is still new to me and it'll be a struggle.

I'm going to try Cadega next. I looked into it and it's like a subscription service. $5/month. If Cadega works, then I'll be able to become 100% M$ free!