Strange... I ran this on both my main pc, and my college mid-range laptop, and it worked on both. Have you tried pressing any button while the warning screen is on ? (you have to press a button to skip the warning screen) Did it froze, or did it fade to black and then froze?
edit: Oh, and thank you for the report! Working on an outdated software, while trying to make something more ambitious than the engine was meant to be used for, is sure, something...