edit2: nvm the installer I tried requires a brain and a patch I don't have.. How do I get it from scratch?
The game doesn't require a pre-installed patch to set up successfully. The link provided offers you the game with the latest EA official patch (1.06) already installed.
As for Daemon Tools Lite, remember to mount the .mds file and not the .mdf. Also, make sure you mount in SCSI in order to launch the game successfully.
If you're one of the few people who can't get the game to launch even when having followed the above instructions, you should install an earlier version of DT Lite. Try version 4. Other mounting software such as Alcohol52%, as mentioned above, and WinCDEmu are appropriate substitutes. Fall back to DT Lite should you come to a dead end.
Edited by Excelsior, 28 December 2015 - 10:23 PM.