First Encounter: A Video Game Adventure

About First Encounter: A Video Game Adventure

First Encounter is a video game lets play podcast in which two best friends take turns introducing one another to beloved video games that shaped their childhood. Each bi-weekly episode is woven with recorded gameplay, creating immersive episodes that capture genuine reactions to the game. If you miss the magic of playing Final Fantasy VII or The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for the first time, this series is for you.

Publisher

Spilled Potion Entertainment

Category

leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Jan 2020

Latest episode

20 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 139 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Majora's Mask Ep. 39: Dawn of a New Day

   In the long awaited (by some) final episode of Majora's Mask, we face off against Skull Kid, get transported to the moon, play a whole lot of tag with creepy children, and battle Majora. We also cry too much. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the journey to continue? Support the show on PATREON! Our intro and outro music is by ALDEN ZAC.

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   30 Dec 2024

   Majora's Mask Ep. 38: Penultimate Tears of the Kingdom

   In this second to last Majora's Mask episode, we co-op the final temple, acquire the second to last mask in the game and do battle with a pair of shai-huluds. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the journey to continue? Visit our website at www.spilledpotion.com Grab some delicious coffee from our SPONSOR (http://uncommonvt.com/discount/goodgood) and support the show on PATREON (http://patreon.com/firstencounter)! Our intro and outro music is by ALDEN ZAC (https://www.aldenzac.com/).

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   19 Sept 2024

   Majora's Mask Ep. 37: Blinded by the Light Puzzles

   We finally approach the last temple with trepidation and confront light puzzles, too many mirrors, and a whole mess of soot sprites. ❗First Encounter contains adult themes such as violence, sexual content, and adult language. Listener discretion is advised. Want the journey to continue? Visit our website at www.spilledpotion.com Grab some delicious coffee from our SPONSOR (http://uncommonvt.com/discount/goodgood) and support the show on PATREON (http://patreon.com/firstencounter)! Our intro and outro music is by ALDEN ZAC (https://www.aldenzac.com/). Our midroll music is Amber Forest by Tad

Inside a recent episode

Majora's Mask Ep. 39: Dawn of a New Day

Published 20 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Maybe when you got the Great Fairy Mask. Maybe when I got the Great Fairy Mask. That may have been when I knew. But no, seriously. So, Ocarina of Time. One of my favorite games of all time. Incredible game. That was a fixture point in my childhood, right? Perfect game. N64. It was my second console. Everyone our age was playing it. It was easy to talk about at school. Everyone was all over it. It was a great game in the zeitgeist. Yeah. So, Ocarina was it for me on the Nintendo 64. But at some point, and I never expected this to happen going into this game, but at some point, this completely eclipsed Ocarina of Time for me, which is bonkers for me to say. […]

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4.9 / 5

47 ratings

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4.9 / 5

63 ratings

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