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Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Leaping lizards! These Super Fly Soda and Wupin’ Stix vending machines appear in the December 30, 1998, prototype build of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko. You can compare them with the vending machine that actually ended up in Gex 3 in the archive. [Source]
Fallout: London
Fallout: London is an ambitious semi-official total conversion of Fallout 4 that takes Bethesda’s post-nuclear apocalypse across the pond. In place of the series’ familiar Nuka-Cola machines, London has its own local favorite: Ion Brew.
Made in Scotland (and presumably inspired by the real-life Irn-Bru), Ion Brew is the official drink of the British Armed Forces.
But what does Ion Brew actually taste like? Here’s an internal company memo from one of Fallout: London’s computer terminals…
In addition to Ion Brew, Fallout: London also features these Easy Tea vending machines. Have yourself a sweet cuppa!
Thanks for the amazing screenshots, Nat!
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
As far as I can tell, this lone soda machine in the middle of nowhere is the only one in Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden, a 1989 RPG that brings together several manga heroes from the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Here’s a closer look at the machine.
The only drink available is a single bottle of cola, which comes in handy later as part of a quest to recruit JoJo (of Bizarre Adventure fame).
Forever Ago
Alfred encounters this Summer Love soda machine at Karl’s Pump & Mart in Forever Ago, a narrative adventure about a widower setting out on a road trip through memories of the life he shared with his late wife. Too bad it’s out of order.
Don’t despair, though! There’s a working model a little later in the game.













