Matthew Lillard on the games that shaped his life

Welcome to the premiere of the new series Shelf Quest. In the first episode, Matthew Lillard — known for roles in Scream, Scooby-Doo, Hackers, Twin Peaks season 3, Five Nights at Freddy's, and Wing Commander — wanders Videogamesnewyork and revisits the games that defined him.

He says, "I was born in 1970, so I am a product of video games," and that he was "literally the age where Pong came into existence." Lillard’s memories trace gaming’s early arc from arcade cabinets to home consoles. After years of playing at the local pizza shop, he recalls the thrill of seeing Donkey Kong available at home: "It was a privilege to play," and "You didn’t get to play very often." He brings the conversation to the present by talking about gaming with his son, getting destroyed in modern online shooters, and one series he still plays obsessively — FIFA.

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