The Video Game Soda Machine Project

City of Heroes

The Cola Crusader, Paragon City’s latest and greatest superhero, chills out in front of some vending machines in City of Heroes! I captured this screenshot using Paragon Chat, a chat client that allows players to create characters and explore the City of Heroes game world.

The Matrix Online

Guess what I found in The Matrix Online! This is another entry that wouldn’t have been possible without fans dedicating their time to preserve a game that shut down almost a decade ago. In this case, I used The Matrix Online Server Emulator, which allowed me to freely explore the game world and (eventually) find a soda machine in a random pawn shop. Click below to see my character, the enigmatic SodaPop, celebrating her discovery.

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