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Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave

A description of a soda machine from Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave features a soda machine that may be an even older entry than 1978’s Journey to the Center of the Earth! The catch is that nobody seems to know exactly when Crystal Cave was written, with estimates ranging from 1977 to 1980.

So, at least for now, Journey to the Center of the Earth remains our earliest confirmed video game soda machine. As Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Smith, and Tosca wrote in Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction, “No trumpets sounded at the birth of video games, and so we must choose what constitutes the beginning.” I guess the same goes for soda machines.

Oh, and for what it’s worth, I spent about three hours figuring out how to compile this text adventure myself just to get the screenshot. No regrets!

Supermarket Simulator

Supermarket Simulator

Vending machine from Supermarket Simulator

If you want to add a vending machine to your grocery store in Supermarket Simulator, you’ll need to shell out $4.99 for the vending machine DLC. That’s right: You can add this austere vending machine to your game for less than five bucks. What a deal!

Simulator Week

Pigeon Simulator

Pigeon Simulator

A Foodie vending machine from Pigeon Simulator

Pigeon Simulator lets you live out the fantasy of being a pigeon who’s also a secret agent battling paranormal threats. I don’t think this vending machine is haunted or anything, but I do wonder why you’d call it a Foodie machine when there are clearly two rows of canned drinks!

Simulator Week

PowerWash Simulator 2

PowerWash Simulator 2

A dirty soda machine from PowerWash Simulator 2

The soda machine from PowerWash Simulator 2 is covered in dirt and grime. Luckily, I have just the right tool for that job…

A clean soda machine from PowerWash Simulator 2

If prefer something soapier, here’s a vending machine that dispenses “washing liquid.”

A washing liquid vending machine from PowerWash Simulator 2

Simulator Week

This entry kicks off Simulator Week here at the Video Game Soda Machine Project. I’ll be posting new soda machines from a bunch of different simulation games all week long!

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake

Limu vending machine from Alan Wake 2

This Limu soda machine pops up in Alan Wake 2! Or does it? Honestly, it is hard to tell what is real in Alan Wake 2.

Now the only question is whether I am in the mood for No Brand Lemon Lime, Blue Cow, or… Pizza Pants?

Limu vending machine closeup from Alan Wake 2

Thanks for tracking these down for me, VonAether!

If you would like a clearer look at the Limu vending machine model, Sebastian Schultz, one of the artists on Alan Wake 2, posted his original art for the machine. [Source]

Limu vending machine from Alan Wake 2

Finally, here is what I suspect is more likely a coffee machine than a soda machine. But I like the retro styling!

Coffee vending machine from Alan Wake 2

The fun is really percolating now. Thanks to Steve for the screenshot!