The Video Game Soda Machine Project
Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
The US release of Dog’s Life for the PS2 includes Frontier soda machines (named after the developer, Frontier Developments). However, the European version swaps in Pedigree branding, which raises the question: Is it a dog food vending machine, or does Pedigree soda exist in the Dog’s Life-iverse?
Thanks to Frank Cifaldi for the submission! Check out the incredible work he’s doing over at The Video Game History Foundation.
Pupsi has that rich meaty taste puppies crave from a soft drink in Domestic Dog Simulator! Thanks for the submission, Bob!
Boo Bunny Plague stars a robotic rabbit toy given artificial life by a computer virus. While Bunny grapples with this existential crisis, might I recommend a refreshing soda? Thanks, Cornelius!
Emily from The Ables: Freepoint High is an “Absorber” who can steal other characters’ super powers. I wonder if she can absorb this soda machine’s awesome drink dispensing abilities. Thanks, Dave!
Maybe this soda brand from Command & Conquer: Renegade already has a name in C&C lore, but I’m going to go ahead and call it Tiberian Sunkist.
Désiré is a point-and-click adventure game that describes itself as a critique of “the perverting nature of a consumer, profit-obsessed society.” Why not forget about all that and enjoy a soft drink instead? Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
Feed this machine from Red Comrades Save the Galaxy: Reloaded three empty bottles, and it will dispense an ice-cold Pep-C++ cola. Thanks for the submission, Nick!
What this soda machine from Yume Nikki: Dream Diary lacks in selection, it makes up for in dramatic pier lighting. Thanks, Pablo!
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Soda machines are awful at climbing stairs.
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The soda machines in Mega Man Legends received yet another redesign for the PSP release. Check out the archive to compare the soda machines from the beta release, Mega Man 64, and Mega Man Legends for the PlayStation 1. Thanks, Legend Man!
Zombies! Axe murder! Soda machines! Level 99 Axe Rage is so metal. Thanks for the screenshot, Pablo!
What’s it going to take to score an eiyo drink in Magic Knight Rayearth for the Sega Saturn? Thanks for the tip, baobeilian!
It’s a scientific fact that kids need caffeine, so it’s a good thing there’s a soda machine outside the schoolhouse in The Nations (a.k.a. Die Völker II), a 2001 RTS. Thanks for the submission, Loser Antbear!
Evil Vending Machine is a browser game that showcases soft drinks that resemble — but are legally distinct from — Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and Red Bull!
Thanks, Pablo!
