The Video Game Soda Machine Project
Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
Infamous: Festival of Blood is a “what if?” spin-off where protagonist Cole MacGrath gets turned into a vampire by Bloody Mary and adds bloodsucking abilities to his usual electrokinetic powerset. I guess when the soda machines are this empty, drinking blood is your next best option.
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I’m not sure whose idea it was to put a soda machine in a cemetery, but I guess even ghosts get thirsty in Spirit Hunter: NG. [Source]
I don’t know a lot about this game, but I’m going to assume that guy with the axe is named something like the Corpulent Butcher, and the dog is barking to keep him away from the soda machine. [Source]
Here’s another random vending machine from the game. Multiply the numerals given by the waxing moons? Look, are you just going to tell me how much a soda costs, or do I have to guess? [Source]
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Frank West takes a break from chainsawing his way through an ever-growing zombie horde to enjoy a refreshing soda. You know, I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen this Cold Drinks machine somewhere before. Maybe Raccoon City? [Source]
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This VR soda machine from The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners conceals the entrance to a speakeasy. If I had a shiny purple nickel for every time that happened in a video game, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right? [Source]
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Better board up the windows before cracking open an ice-cold can of Fatty Cola in Dead Block. That encroaching zombie horde probably won’t wait for you to finish your drink.
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Exiled from Transylvania for preferring soda to blood, the protagonist of Soda Pop Vampire must sneak from the blue soda machine to the red soda machine, level after level, before his carbonated lifeblood runs out.
I’d like to think those color choices are a metaphor for blood circulating through the arteries and veins of the human body, but I might be overthinking this.
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This soda machine from Resident Evil Requiem has seen better days, but then again, so has Raccoon City. [Source]
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They weren’t kidding when they named it Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. This Der Wunderfizz machine is completely frozen over! Better slam it before the zombies show up…
Or, if you prefer a more pixelated soda in your historical zombie shooter, why not download a little Elemental Pop?
Last but not least, Speed Cola is the perfect pick-me-up for when the zombies are closing in and you need a little extra caffeine to fuel your escape plan. [Source]
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We all know that bustin’ makes you feel good, but Ray Parker, Jr. neglected to mention that bustin’ also makes you feel thirsty. Luckily, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed has plenty of soda machines to go around.
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Left to Survive is a zombified rail shooter with a weird base-building mechanic that involves planting and harvesting tomatoes to unlock new missions? I dunno. But it has this soda machine!
And here’s a vending machine selling Kit Aqua for good measure…
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