This train station from point-and-click adventure I Want Out! has seen better days, but at least the soda machine has held up.
Thanks, Cornelius!
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Love Quest
Go in search of your missing sweetheart—and maybe grab a soda—in Love Quest, a “humorous” RPG for the Super Famicon. I used quotation marks there largely due to Wikipedia’s description of Love Quest as a game about “a young man with an Oedipus complex who searches for his bride.”
Ane-san
Forget the soda machine! How boss are these jumpsuits from Ane-san, a girl-gang brawler for the TurboGrafx-CD?
Dungeon Fighter Online
This ornate Coca-Cola machine is a bit of a mystery. The sprite was ripped from Dungeon Fighter Online, but it’s unclear whether it’s an unused asset, a region-specific object, or part of a forgotten limited-time event. Can anyone shed some light on its origins?
UPDATE: Reddit user m0mentum_ confirms this soda machine originally appeared during a 2009 event in the Korean version of the game. Thanks for solving the mystery!
Metal Max 2
While we’re on the subject of the Metal Max series, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include these soda machines from Metal Max 2 for the SNES.
Metal Max Returns
Metal Max Returns is a remake of the original Metal Max, this time for the Super Famicon. Needless to say, the game’s post-apocalyptic soda machines make a return appearance.
Metal Max
If there’s a takeaway from The Video Game Soda Machine Project, it’s that soda machines will absolutely survive the apocalypse. This screenshot from Metal Max for the NES is just further evidence of their durability.
Shoujo City
The soft drink machine in this screenshot from Shoujo City is the main attraction (obviously), but that frozen watermelon cone from the ice cream machine looks delicious!
Rainbow Six Siege
If I assigned ratings to soda machines here at The Video Game Soda Machine Project, this one from Rainbow Six Siege would easily earn a full five out of five stars.
I can’t be certain, but this second vending machine looks like it probably sold snacks and not soda. Still, it’s just too adorable not to post.
Thanks for the screenshots, ReverendTed!
THE iDOLM@STER Platinum Stars
We only get a side view of this soft drink machine from THE iDOLM@STER Platinum Stars, but that’s better than no soft drink machine at all. Thanks, SalarymanDaishi!
Scrap Garden
Canny the robot encounters a dilapidated cold drinks machine in Scrap Garden, a post-apocalyptic puzzle platformer. Thanks for sending this in, Cornelius!
Alcatraz: Prison Escape
It’s not a bad soda machine, per se, but ArctiCola pales in comparison to the Zombie Zoda machines found elsewhere in Alcatraz: Prison Escape. Thanks for the screenshot, Albert!
Card City Nights 2
This wacky vending machine from Card City Nights 2 not only talks, but also boasts a C: prompt and WASD controls!
DC Universe Online
In addition to repairing gear, this vending machine from DC Universe Online also dispenses Soder Cola. Thanks for the screenshot, chipzes!
True Lies
Secret agent Harry Tasker pauses in front of a drink machine in True Lies for the Sega Genesis! You can compare this with the SNES version that’s already in the archive.