Montabi
Montabi is a brand-new creature-collector roguelike deckbuilder, and it features this fantastic soda machine with a chibi goldfish on top.
There’s also a vending machine visible in the background of this gameplay screenshot.
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Pokémon Pokopia
The Pokémon franchise has a long history of featuring vending machines, and Pokémon Pokopia is no exception. This one sells Soda Pop, Fresh Water, Chili Sauce, Roserade Tea, and Moomoo Milk Coffee.
The game’s Habitat Dex also includes an illustration of the same vending machine.
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble
Here’s a soda machine from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble. It’s in the basement of a hotel where I guess these two twins live, and there’s a maintenance guy down there who’s building robots or something? And one of the kids has like a knockoff version of Mario’s F.L.U.D.D. backpack from Sunshine to solve puzzles with. I don’t know. These live-action Disney shows are confusing to me.
Starfield
The Boom Pop! vending machine from Starfield offers a wide selection of beverages: Boom Pop! Cherry, Boom Pop! Cola, Boom Pop! Orange, Boom Pop! Reactor, Boom Pop! Rhubarb, Boom Pop! Root Beer, and Boom Pop! Black Licorice. If I’m being perfectly honest here, I would love to try rhubarb soda.
If those options don’t work for you, these CAN-uck! vending machines sell maple cola. Extra syrupy!
And finally, these Chunks vending machines dispense food and beverages in cube form. That includes zero-calorie chunky cola!
Transformers: Capture the Cube
You probably already knew that a Decepticon named Dispensor, who could transform into a Mountain Dew machine, appeared in the 2007 film Transformers. But did you know that Dispensor also starred in his very own official movie tie-in Flash game? It’s true!
Transformers: Capture the Cube is a short stealth game where Dispensor sneaks around a military facility, transforming into a vending machine to avoid guards. Before we get to that, though, here’s a better look at his vending machine form.
And here’s Dispensor’s robot form. You know, for running around and stuff.
Even better, when Dispensor is in vending machine mode, humans occasionally just walk up, plunk in a few quarters, and enjoy a refreshing Mountain Dew from Dispensor’s… body?
In the final cutscene, we see Dispensor blast his way out of the military facility, where he encounters three other PepsiCo vending machines. This just keeps getting better!
I’ve included some footage from the cutscenes below if you’d like to see Dispensor’s transformation sequence, as well as the game’s shocking final scene.
RoboCop: Rogue City
Serve the public trust, refresh the innocent, uphold the law, dispense drinks. This Fiz vending machine is from RoboCop: Rogue City. Let’s take a closer look at our options…
Looks like we have Fiz, Fiz Diet, Bi-Lite, Red Zed, Dr. Yes, Genie, and Zinger!
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Tokyo is overrun by evil umbrella-toting spirits in Ghostwire: Tokyo. It’s time to grab a cold drink from one of these vending machines and start bustin’ a few ghosts.
Just for fun, here’s a floating soda machine doing creepy glitchy stuff…
Adios
The protagonist from Adios — a pig farmer with mob ties — repairs and restores soda machines in his spare time. Truly a noble hobby! In this scene, we can see a vintage Root Bear vending machine alongside a more modern version.
Thanks for sending these my way, doc!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
This is a historic moment for The Video Game Soda Machine Project, folks. Across 37 years and 50+ games, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have battled through sewers, streets, and even the space-time continuum without encountering a single soda machine.
Until now.
Feast your eyes on the Pond Cola machine from TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge! Here’s a video clip showing the destructible subway soda slinger in action…
And Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
Thanks for the heads-up on this one, Brian!
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp added these soda machines as part of its July 2022 Summertime Festival 3. I can only assume that Tom Nook has cornered the market and owns both the island’s Coke knockoff and its ersatz Pepsi.
Let’s take a closer look…
Thanks for the heads-up, Kevin!