Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Matthew Lillard is a very busy man, but if he has some downtime you can find him kicking butt at FIFA. We met up with Lillard at videogamesnewyork ahead of the Scream 7 premiere, to take a walk through his gaming memories — from getting destroyed by Dragon's Lair at the arcades when he was a kid, to getting carried by his son in Apex Legends.

He may not be good — and he'll be the first to tell you that! — but he's in it for the fun.

This is the first episode of Shelf Quest, Polygon's new series that will be airing monthly! We have some great guests lined up, so stay tuned!

0:00 Meeting Matthew Lillard at videogamesnewyork
0:32 Wing Commander
1:04 Arcade memories
3:39 Playing games with his son — and getting carried
6:42 GAMER PSA
7:18 "I'll kick your a** at FIFA"

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