Eight frames is all the time in the world. For instance, it only took me one frame to grab this soda machine screenshot from Let It Die on the PlayStation 4. Thanks for the tip, Cornelius!
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Heavy Fire: Afghanistan
This soda machine offers a fleeting moment of refreshment during the battle to liberate an air base in Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, a 2011 on-rails shooter. Thanks, Chris!
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
When it comes to archiving screenshots of video game soda machines, I stand prepared to answer the Call of Duty. [Source]
Men in Black: The Series – Crashdown
♫ Here come the Men in Black, generic soda assets. ♫
This trio of vending machines is from Men in Black: The Series – Crashdown for the PlayStation.
Splinter Cell
Sam Fisher pauses to admire a cola machine while infiltrating the Georgian Defense Ministry in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell for the Game Boy Advance.
Citizens: Backwater Affairs
Citizens: Backwater Affairs is an unreleased DOS game from MicroProse that I would clumsily describe as The Sims meets Jones in the Fast Lane. In this screenshot from the demo, you can spot a couple of soda machines at the gas station behind Greasy Joe’s diner.
Thanks for bringing this one to my attention, Anatoly!
Avatar High
Avatar High was a browser-based high school sim hosted by TeenNick a few years back. I saw KristenHasClaws mention the game on my Twitter timeline this morning, decided to do a little digging, and hey — it turns out there’s a soda machine!
Contagion VR: Outbreak
There’s nothing like an effervescent Fiz to take your mind off the zombie apocalypse in Contagion VR: Outbreak.
Assassin’s Creed III
The best part about the modern-day component of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is the increased incidence of vending machines — like this standard-issue soda/snack combo from Assassin’s Creed III. Thanks for the screenshot, Sheenasa!
Pickers
Why is a vintage soda machine propped up behind an abandoned school bus in the middle of the desert in hidden-object junk-’em-up Pickers? Also, where can I collect my $1,220? Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!
Open Season
Aliens Versus Predator
If there’s one thing Xenomorphs, Predators, and Colonial Marines can all agree on, it’s the refreshing taste of an ice-cold Fizzy Pop! This machine appears in the 1999 PC shooter Aliens Versus Predator.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Plastic Man morphs into a vending machine in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. This raises so many questions.
Trap
Soda machines on a train? That’s not something you see every day. Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!
Destiny 2
The only thing better than a soda machine screenshot is a soda machine selfie. Thanks for submitting this one from Destiny 2, Professor Matthew!
The Saint: Abyss of Despair
Buy a drink from this soda machine, spike it with sleeping pills, and use it to knock out the local sheriff in The Saint: Abyss of Despair. That seems quasi-legal at best.
Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!
Hidden Agenda
There’s nothing threatening or disappointing about the soda machine in the background of this scene from Hidden Agenda on the PlayStation 4. Thanks for the submission, Dan!
Planet Coaster
What’s not to love about Planet Coaster’s new Gulpee vending machines? They even have a soda-loving dinosaur mascot named Gulpee Rex! Thanks for the heads-up on this one, Jeremy.
Lux-Pain
I agree with Rui from Lux-Pain on the Nintendo DS; any cafeteria with multiple vending machines is pretty cool in my book. There’s also a soda machine stationed outside the Wonder DVD emporium.
A soda machine also appears in this concept art from the game.
Gal*Gun 2
“Help swarms of girls escape their demon possessions by using your Pheromone Shot gadget for euphoric exorcisms” in Gal*Gun 2 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. I don’t know about all that; I’m just here for the Zepsi machine. [Source]
FIFA Street 2
I understand there’s some kind of soccer tournament underway, so what better time to post this subway platform soda machine from FIFA Street 2 for the PlayStation Portable?
Donkey Kong 64
What’s that behind Candy Kong? Why, it’s a soda machine! This screenshot is from Nintendo’s 1999 “Hot Newz” promotional VHS featuring prerelease gameplay footage from Donkey Kong 64. While the soda machine is replaced by a row of musical instruments in the final release, The Cutting Room Floor has salvaged the prototype’s Koko Konga texture.
Welcome to The Video Game Soda Machine Project, Donkey Kong!
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
The snack kiosk in Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, a dinosaur tycoon sim for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, boasts Sunkist and Hawaiian Punch vending machines. Thanks, Pablo!
LEGO The Incredibles
Elastigirl is trapped on a runaway hover train in LEGO The Incredibles. Her only hope of escape is to smash up these soda machines, reassemble the bricks into a giant can of Mr Pop, and use the carbonated battering ram to bust through to the next train car! [Source]
MapleStory
This CoCo LaLa vending machine from MapleStory was an exclusive item available only to players logging in from select South Korean gaming cafes. How’s that for a limited release? [Source]
Splatoon 2
This vending machine from Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion dispenses drink tickets that players can exchange for a soda. That’s only one step removed from a soda machine, which is close enough for me!
Thanks to djow and @EvGarde for the tip and screenshot, respectively.
The Crew 2
The Crew 2 beta is live, and the soda machines are already pouring in. Let’s take a closer look at the beverage offerings from these machines…
It looks like we have cherry cola, orange juice, water, and some pastel cans that I’m going to assume are The Crew-niverse’s version of LaCroix.
This next soda machine appears in the same spot it did in the first game — albeit with a weirdly glitched texture this time around. Bonus points for the Red Bull dune buggy!
These last two soda machines lack some of the detail seen in the screenshots above, but I can always appreciate bold minimalism.
Thanks to Jackalope and Cornelius for submitting these screenshots!
Writer’s Block
You can save your game in Writer’s Block by purchasing a drink from this stunning pixel art soda machine. Great job finding this one, Cornelius!
Vending Rage
Vending Rage is yet another entry in the niche genre of “games about punching vending machines.” At least the protagonist is focused on the snack machine and not the soda machine off to the right. Thanks for the submission, Cornelius!
Manhunter
From what I can gather, the text on this soda machine from Manhunter, a FPS starring a former SAS agent turned mercenary, reads “Golden Drink: Faithful to Traditions.”