John McClane takes a brief respite from shooting bad guys to admire this soda machine in Die Hard: Vendetta on the GameCube. Thanks, Jonah!
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Skaut Kwatermaster
This Polo Cocta machine is from Skaut Kwatermaster, a Day of the Tentacle-inspired Polish adventure game for Amiga and DOS. Thanks, Duncan!
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Check out this Aqua Dulce (“sweet water”) vending machine from the new Mirimar map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds! [Source]
The Executive
The Executive for Android and iOS has all the usual video game elements: parkour, lycanthropy, and running a billion-dollar mining company. Oh, and there’s a snack machines that sells sodas, too!
Meanwhile, our hero is positively stunned to discover another drink machine a few levels later!
Frenzy Pop
The evil Captain Cork has sabotaged the world’s soda machines, and only you—an anthropomorphic bottle of pop—can save the day in Frenzy Pop!
Finding Paradise
Finding Paradise is a game about two doctors exploring a dying man’s memories. I’m pretty sure my psyche would just be wall-to-wall soda machines.
Yandere Simulator
Pizza Boy
Pizza Boy is a mobile platformer that seems to have disappeared from the App Store and Google Play at some point since its release in 2010. Luckily, a screenshot of this Soda X vending machine has survived! Click below to see some animated soda machine destruction.
Emily Wants to Play Too
Don’t overload on caffeine in Emily Wants to Play Too. The evil doll jump scare shenanigans are going to make you jittery enough already. Thanks for the heads-up on this one, Luke!
Bakushō: Yoshimoto no Shinkigeki
Bakushō: Yoshimoto no Shinkigeki is a platformer for the TurboGrafx CD. It’s apparently based on a comedy TV show and features—you guessed it—soda machines!
I Want Out!
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!
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.