> Question: Would MAME use outside parts like Newton Mechanics or would it be built > from the ground up (for lack of a better understanding)? I would also assume it would > take a monumental amount of work to MAME as it exists today. Correct?
I'd imagine ODE or PhysX hooked to real 3D modeled pinball tables. Then some shaders and HDR image-based lighting to make it photorealistic. One can dream, right? :P