i havent “given up” but more just ” given in” for the time being, i have some more materials ordered to give it another go, but it'll be next month until they arrive 
( hurry up and wait).
thanks for the encouragement though ninja!
on the upside i had a buddy over this past weekend to play it, and for the most part its up to par, we ran into a cpl issues with a few games, where the game didnt operate correctly or we just gave up, because we couldnt figure out “how” to play the game LOL. and moved onto another title,
all in all though im happy with it thus far.
i did order a 3d printer the other day, “just because” Â so maybe one of my first projects will be some trim rings for the cup holders,
ps those daphne games… are they keyboard only??