Thank you for you answer!
I do certainly understand the Win bit in WinSPMBT as it being designed to run in windows. But a windows design does not often stop linux from running a program, as linux can emulate (or actually simulate) an almost authentic windows environment, with dll's, directx and the works. However, some things it seems not to be able to give the game.
After some fiddling I actually got the game working in windowed mode (directx and also GDI) but with no sound and no visible mouse pointer; I could, however "feel" around and click at things, ie the mouse is there but not visible.
However, I do not want to give up here and just dual boot windows to play the game, as I feel that that would be like resigning to the idea that you "need" and always will need windows, putting it on a pedestal as the one - essential - OS over all others, making them somewhat lesser and not worthwhile. So no! I will not surrender yet, I will fight on for a free market. But enough me talking nonsense, here is a logging from starting up winSPMBT.exe with wine:
###
fixme:ddraw:Main_DirectDraw_SetCooperativeLevel (0x7ff372f8)->(0x10024,00000013)fixme:xvidmode:X11DRV_XF86VM_Se tCurrentMode Cannot change screen BPP from 32 to 8
fixme:xvidmode:X11DRV_XF86VM_SetCurrentMode Cannot change screen BPP from 32 to 8
fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DDHAL_CreatePalette stub
fixme:ddraw
IB_DirectDrawSurface_Blt dwFlags DDBLT_WAIT and/or DDBLT_ASYNC: can't handle right now.
fixme
DSD_CreateSecondaryBuffer (0x7ff8ae70,0x7ff8a8c0,180e0,0,0x7ffab5fc,0x7ffab6 ec,0x7ffab5d8): stub
fixme
DSD_CreateSecondaryBuffer (0x7ff4ef68,0x7ff6aa88,180e0,0,0x7ffd63ac,0x7ff4e7 d4,0x7ffd6388): stub
fixme:ddraw:Main_DirectDraw_SetCooperativeLevel (0x7ff372f8)->(0x10024,00000008)
###
Sound is on, directX is on, windowed mode is off.
This is how I would prefer to play it. When I type prefer think of it more like a dream, and nothing else. In reality I'm already compromising in good order (I'm a linux user).
Sorry if you all feel that I don't have the right of support as I'm running a none supported OS for this game. But hey, a man can try.
Your - hopefully not unwanted -
Dedas