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While Catwoman is busy casing Shreck’s Department Store in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader is focused on more important matters: checking the vending machine for clues.
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Even with Lower Manhattan under siege in Marvel Rivals, Jubilee knows there’s always time to stop for a Strange Soda.
Meanwhile, these soda machines should be sufficient to keep Iron Man fully caffeinated while fighting supervillains in the streets of Tokyo 2099.
Finally, Marvel Rivals uses this vending machine interface for Jeff’s Break Time, an anniversary event starring everyone’s favorite land shark. [Source]
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The first thing Harley Quinn does after she breaks out of Arkham Asylum is hit the streets and track down an ice-cold Soder Cola.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Justice League is the latest in a long line of DC Universe games to feature Soder Cola, including Gotham Knights, Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Knight, Batman: Arkham Underground, and DC Universe Online.
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It’s as if this soda machine from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is calling out, “To me, my X-Men!”
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Teenagers with attitude can’t get enough Pink Stuff and Azure Life in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind!
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What dastardly criminal mastermind sealed this Booster’s Super Soda vending machine behind a giant padlocked door in Batman: The Brave and The Bold – The Videogame for the Wii?
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According to Google Translate, Superman is saying, “Around me, you must never threaten journalists or broadcasters. That is one of my biggest taboos.” Well, one of my biggest taboos is superhero games without soda machines, so Justice League: Cosmic Chaos is A-OK in my book. [Source]
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Even in the middle of Knowhere, you can always count on finding a cold soda. These drink machines from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy feature cameos from Empress Lilandra of the Shi’ar, Arishem the Judge, intergalactic rock star Lila Cheney, and the Nova Corps’ Richard Rider.
And just for fun, here’s a screenshot of Drax the Destroyer carefully considering his beverage options. Choosing the wrong drink is no laughing matter.
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I’ve already cataloged vending machines from both Fantastic 4 games released for the Game Boy Advance, so here’s one from the Grand Central Station level of the 2005 PlayStation 2 game. Now I’m only one soda machine short of a fantastic foursome of my own!
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Soder-Cola (“America’s Favorite Drink”) is back, back, back, back again in Gotham Knights, and Batgirl seems pretty stoked about it.
This marks the first entry in the Video Game Soda Machine Project’s stupendous Superhero Week. Every day this week, I’ll be cataloging new soda machines from superhero games, so stay tuned!
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