Fallout 76 adds a new twist to an old favorite with its new Wasted on Nukashine side quest: a Nuka-Cola vending machine that opens up to reveal the entrance to a speakeasy!
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_summer
The soda machine in the background of this screenshot from _summer for the PlayStation 2 has shot straight to the top of my collection. No, literally — the underscore places it first alphabetically. [Source]
Prism Court
Caffeine and a little luck are all you’ll need to coach a women’s volleyball team to victory in Prism Court for the PlayStation 1! [Source]
Ranma ½: White Orchid Serenade
Ukyo drags Ranma over to take a closer look at a soda machine in Ranma ½: White Orchid Serenade for the Sega CD.
Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha
If my years spent as an amateur detective have taught me anything, it’s that you don’t stand a chance of cracking the case of the Ghost Train in Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha for the NES if you’re under-caffeinated. [Source]
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Sailor Mars is concentrating so intensely on the arcade game she’s playing that she’s barely even noticed this soda machine from Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon for the PC Engine CD.
Sakura Shrine Girls
Every so often, you stumble across an awesome soda machine — like this one from Sakura Shrine Girls — and it tears the foundation on which you’ve built your life right out from under you. [Source]
Saishū Shiken Kujira: Alive
For a game about a city with a giant whale floating over it, the soda machines from Saishū Shiken Kujira: Alive are surprisingly down-to-earth. [Source]
Natsuiro Komachi: Ichijitsu Senka
That dialog box is really getting in the way of admiring the soda machine from Natsuiro Komachi: Ichijitsu Senka for the PlayStation 2. [Source]
Memories Off: Sorekara Again
All video game soda machines are beautiful video game soda machines, including nondescript video game soda machines in the background of games like Memories Off: Sorekara Again for the PlayStation 2. [Source]
Makeruna! Makendō Z
There’s a soda machine tucked away in the corner of this screenshot of Makeruna! Makendō Z for the PC-FX, NEC’s 32-bit follow-up to the TurboGrafx-16. [Source]
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw is a detective game set on the Internet as we knew it (more or less) in the 1990s. Kotaku describes it as “a work of genius,” and it’s hard to disagree when you witness the subtle artfulness with which this soda machine is incorporated into the mise-en-scène.
Thanks for the screenshot, Ben!
Princess Debut
How can anyone be bored when there’s a pair of soda machines just down the street in Princess Debut for the Nintendo DS?
Kizuna Toiu Na no Pendant with Toybox Stories
Aside from the soda machine, this alley from Kizuna Toiu Na no Pendant with Toybox Stories is nothing to write home about. [Source]
Devil May Cry 5
Demonic corruption pervades nearly every corner of Devil May Cry 5, but these pristine soda machines shine on as beacons of hope in an otherwise dismal world. [Source]