The Video Game Soda Machine Project

Hatred

February 6, 2018 decafjedi Hatred

I’d rush into a burning building to save this soda machine from Hatred!

Konbini is an indie vignette game that invites players to explore the narrator’s memories of an abandoned convenience store. Feed coins into the vending machine to hear the narrator reminisce about an especially memorable citrus drink. Here’s an even more minimalist take on the soda machine from the title screen…

Subway Surfers

February 5, 2018 decafjedi Subway Surfers

In 2013, Subway Surfers introduced Tokyo as a limited-time destination in its World Tour mode. In these screenshots, Harumi surfs past a variety of soda machines.

Having never visited Tokyo myself, I can’t speak to the accuracy of the “one soda machine stacked on top of another” configuration.

Gungrave

February 5, 2018 decafjedi Gungrave

How edgy is this screenshot from Gungrave, a third-person shooter for the PS2 starring a guy with a coffin full of guns chained to his back? So edgy that I almost overlooked the soda machines.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

February 5, 2018 decafjedi Hotline Miami

As far as I can tell, these guys from Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number bought a bunch of Red Pop from the soda machine, spilled it everywhere, and then slipped in the puddles. Tragic!

Meez

February 3, 2018 decafjedi Meez

The halcyon days of gleefully chugging Mountain Dew in Meez are at an end. The virtual playground closed shop in 2017. [Source]

Silent Hill

February 3, 2018 decafjedi Silent Hill Series

Everything is vaguely creepy in Silent Hill — even the vending machines!

Rituals

February 3, 2018 decafjedi Rituals

I appreciate the minimalist low-polygon elegance of this soda machine from Rituals, a 3D Myst-’em-up set in a mysterious office building.

Thanks for the screenshots, Cornelius!

D.i.R.T.: Origin of the Species

February 2, 2018 decafjedi D.i.R.T.: Origin of the Species

I read a review of D.i.R.T.: Origin of the Species that claimed the game was “notable only for its generally poor taste, ugly graphics, and nonsensical plot.” What about its vending machines?!

Zombie Panic! Source

February 2, 2018 decafjedi Zombie Panic! Source

Zombie Panic! Source isn’t messing around when it comes to soda machines! In fact, these brands are all instant classics. We have Dr. Zombo, Caliber .45, Crunk’O Cola, Pow!, Minty Zed, OMGAHD Gothic Soda, and Dr. Moe’s VITABR!AN. What more could you want from a game?

With this post, The Video Game Soda Machine Project has surpassed 1,800 soda machines. Thanks to everyone who has submitted entries along the way. Making it to 2,000 is starting to feel like a real possibility.