Tokyo Bus Guide 2
I keep racking up fines for trying to steer my bus across several lanes of traffic to get a closer look at these drink machines from Tokyo Bus Guide 2 for the PlayStation 2.
Author: decafjedi
Tokyo Warfare
Tank battles in urban settings tend to generate a lot of collateral damage. Here’s hoping these soda machines from Tokyo Warfare survive the fight.
Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo
I’ve spent forever trying to track down a copy of Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo (Truck Mad Dash Melody: Rodeo of Love and Sadness) for the PlayStation 2 so I could capture a screenshot of these beachside soda machines.
In the process, I also learned about dekotora—the Japanese word for flamboyantly decorated art trucks like the ones featured in Truck Kyousoukyoku. At last, I have some cultural context for the tricked-out trucks that occasionally appear in the background of Street Fighter stages!
Simple DS Series Vol. 8: The Kanshikikan
This drink machine is from Simple DS Series Vol. 8: The Kanshikikan – Kinkyuu Shutsudou!! Jiken Genba wo Touch Seyo, a visual novel for the Nintendo DS. I’ve developed a real knack over the past few years of muddling through dialogue trees in Japanese visual novels in order to screenshot the inevitable Act 2 soda machine, despite my inability to read even a single word of Japanese.
Basketball Club Story
I love Kairosoft for their unwavering dedication to including soda machines in every single mobile game they release — including this one from Basketball Club Story.
Mega Mall Story 2
Get your mega mall off to a great start with a pair of soda machines in Mega Mall Story 2!
Alias
This soda machine from Alias for the PlayStation 2 was tougher to track down than a Rambaldi artifact!
*clears throat*
A Rambaldi artifact!
Seriously, nothing? Alias was a popular show not that long ago, people!
SAS: Secure Tomorrow
Treat yourself to a refreshing City Cola, presumably named after SAS: Secure Tomorrow’s developer, City Interactive. If you need an extra boost, perhaps a Selena Energy Drink is more your speed.
And, just for good measure, here are some coffee machines from the game.
Thanks for the screenshots, Trundles!
Need for Speed: Heat
Sun Cola from the Dead Space series and Frostbite Cola from Battlefield Hardline make cameos in Need for Speed: Heat, laying the groundwork for an eventual EA Cinematic Universe.
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
The only thing worse than being really thirsty and not having enough change for the soda machine is really needing a bandage and not having enough change for the first aid vending machine.