Steven Spielberg’s Director’s Chair
Hey, Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg — could you please get out of the way? You’re blocking my view.
Much better. Thanks for finding this one, Duncan!
Author: decafjedi
Xtreme Sports
Break out your trusty street luge and get ready to compete in Xtreme Sports for the Game Boy Color! The event is sponsored by the Xtreme Cola Company, and you’ll find Xtreme Cola machines scattered around Xtreme Island (home of the aforementioned Xtreme Sports event).
While I’m at it, allow me to introduce the president of the Xtreme Cola Company…
Xtreme.
Shining Song Starnova
The whole idol management genre is a mystery to me, but I know my soda machines! This screenshot from Shining Song Starnova features Asaga soft drink and Poka-Cola vending machines.
Natsuki Battle Crisis
Natsuki Crisis Battle for the Super Famicon is the kind of game that makes you wonder, “Is that a poorly rendered 16-bit shadow, or is she doing a side kick while levitating over an open manhole?” Maybe it’s best not to think about it and focus instead on the soda machine.
Zerø: The 4th Unit Act.4
Help yourself to a soda or coffee from the cafeteria vending machines in Zerø: The 4th Unit Act.4, an adventure game for the PC-88!
Here’s the same scene from the FM Towns version…
Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist
Hakufu pauses in front of a pair of soda machines in Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist, a brawler for the PlayStation Portable!
Midnight Bowling 3D
You’ll need some caffeine if you want to stay up late enough for Midnight Bowling 3D, a 2006 mobile game. [Source]
Dead Maze
Dead Maze is a post-apocalyptic MMO set in a world overrun by zombies. Did you ever stop to wonder who exactly restocks the soda machines after the apocalypse?
Colors
Colors is an unreleased game for the failed Gizmondo that would have tapped into the handheld’s GPS functionality to allow the player to (magically?) play in his or her real-life location. During development, it apparently shifted from a first-person shooter to a GTA-inspired third-person shooter. Soda machines appeared in both incarnations. [Source]
Sorry about the quality of the second screenshot; it’s difficult to track down clear images of unreleased games on handheld systems nobody owned. 😉 [Source]