Genius physicist Yuria Tokogu gleefully speeds past a soda machine in Tokyo Chronos, a VR mystery set in a deserted, frozen-in-time Shibuya. I wish she’d pay closer attention to the road.
I just can’t stay mad at Togoku. [Source]
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Cybernetic Hi-School Part 3: Gunbuster
Wow, look at all the UI on this screenshot from Cybernetic Hi-School Part 3: Gunbuster for the PC-98. I almost missed the soda machine. [Source]
Kisetsu wo Dakishimete
Zipping past a soda machine in Kisetsu wo Dakishimete for the PlayStation! [Source]
Makyōden
C’est La Vie
There’s a dialog box obscuring our view of this cola machine from C’est La Vie for the PC-98, but as they say, that’s life. [Source]
Sei Shōjo Sentai Lakers III
There’s a soda machine peeking into the corner of this screenshot from Sei Shōjo Sentai Lakers III, which I can only assume is a PC-98 port of Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs for the Sega Genesis. [Source]
Kyōhaku
Head downtown and grab an ice-cold soda from this ersatz Coca-Cola machine in Kyōhaku for the PC-98! [Source]
Kakyūsei
It’s rare to see a high school library with a soda machine. I’m glad to see Kakyūsei, a dating sim for the PC-98, attempting to rectify that.
ShtyrliTz: Otkrytie Ameriki
ShtyrliTz: Otkrytie Ameriki is a Russian adventure game starring a Soviet spy who’s tracking down a woman named “Lara Sonnor” on behalf of the American government. From there, it quickly devolves into a Terminator parody, but at least it’s a Terminator parody with a soda machine! [Source]
Clannad: Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de – Gekan
It’s a dreary day in Clannad: Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de – Gekan for the PlayStation Portable. Maybe I should wait out the rain under the awnings with the soda machines.
Yakusoku – Promise
Yakusoku – Promise is your typical boy-get-amnesia, boy-meets-succubus, boy-encounters-soda-machines, boy-chooses-between-limited-dialogue-options love story for the PC-98. [Source]
Coin
It would have been such a waste to title a visual novel Coin and not include at least a few soda machines. [Source]
Kusuriyubi no Kyōkasho
This soda machine is from Kusuriyubi no Kyōkasho, a visual novel for the PC-98. Google translates that title as “Medicine Finger Textbook,” so we’ll just roll with that. [Source]
Paparazzo
We are the crowd
We’re c-coming out
Got my flash on, it’s true
Need that picture of you, it’s so magical
We’d be so fantastical
I’m it’s biggest fan, and I’ll follow this soda machine from Paparazzo, a visual novel for the PC-98, until it loves me. [Source]
The Simpsons Cartoon Studio
Woo-hoo! It took a little work, but I finally grabbed a screenshot of the Crystal Buzz Cola vending machine from The Simpsons Cartoon Studio for Windows.