I guess the business plan was something like "let's make this old win32 code run on win7 and ship the fucker", rather than any well-thought-out long-term effort...

Apparently it works pretty well on WINE http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId...

Yes, it would be quite significant effort.

s/PC/Windows

This PC version was actually released over a decade ago; it's pretty ghetto and old. That said, it Wine-wraps decently.

The same treatment was given to FFVIII, as well, so it likely won't be long before it joins its predecessor on the Steam store (its appearance leaked in the registry moons ago).