Emily Wants to Play Too
Don’t overload on caffeine in Emily Wants to Play Too. The evil doll jump scare shenanigans are going to make you jittery enough already. Thanks for the heads-up on this one, Luke!
Author: decafjedi
Bakushō: Yoshimoto no Shinkigeki
Bakushō: Yoshimoto no Shinkigeki is a platformer for the TurboGrafx CD. It’s apparently based on a comedy TV show and features—you guessed it—soda machines!
I Want Out!
This train station from point-and-click adventure I Want Out! has seen better days, but at least the soda machine has held up.
Thanks, Cornelius!
Love Quest
Go in search of your missing sweetheart—and maybe grab a soda—in Love Quest, a “humorous” RPG for the Super Famicon. I used quotation marks there largely due to Wikipedia’s description of Love Quest as a game about “a young man with an Oedipus complex who searches for his bride.”
Ane-san
Forget the soda machine! How boss are these jumpsuits from Ane-san, a girl-gang brawler for the TurboGrafx-CD?
Dungeon Fighter Online
This ornate Coca-Cola machine is a bit of a mystery. The sprite was ripped from Dungeon Fighter Online, but it’s unclear whether it’s an unused asset, a region-specific object, or part of a forgotten limited-time event. Can anyone shed some light on its origins?
UPDATE: Reddit user m0mentum_ confirms this soda machine originally appeared during a 2009 event in the Korean version of the game. Thanks for solving the mystery!
Metal Max 2
While we’re on the subject of the Metal Max series, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include these soda machines from Metal Max 2 for the SNES.
Metal Max Returns
Metal Max Returns is a remake of the original Metal Max, this time for the Super Famicon. Needless to say, the game’s post-apocalyptic soda machines make a return appearance.
Metal Max
If there’s a takeaway from The Video Game Soda Machine Project, it’s that soda machines will absolutely survive the apocalypse. This screenshot from Metal Max for the NES is just further evidence of their durability.
Shoujo City
The soft drink machine in this screenshot from Shoujo City is the main attraction (obviously), but that frozen watermelon cone from the ice cream machine looks delicious!