This screenshot from Otaku’s Fantasy is a dream come true for a soda machine nerd like me! [Source]
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LoveKami: Healing Harem
Stroll down the streets of Kamimori City and enjoy a refreshing soda in LoveKami: Healing Harem.
GiriGiri Paradise
From what I gather, “girigiri” translates to “just barely.” With pixel-tastic soda machines like these, I feel like that’s selling GiriGiri Paradise for the PC-98 a little short. [Source]
Gal*Gun
The character on the right seems positive ecstatic about that soda machine in the background in Gal*Gun for the PlayStation 3.
Mega Man Zero 3
In 2004, Capcom released packs of Mega Man Zero 3 modification cards in Japan. Using these cards with the Game Boy Advance’s e-Reader unlocked special in-game features. For instance, one of of cards replaced the computer in Ciel’s laboratory with a soda machine.
In case you’re curious, here’s the modification card in question…
Habbo Clicker
Habbo Clicker is an idle management game based on Habbo Hotel, and what’s a hotel without a stylish wood grain soda machine in the lobby?
Arcade Spirits
Oh no! The vending machines in Arcade Spirits have run out of “the waters of life, the Dew that flows from the Mountains.” What a disaster.
Meanwhile, the soda machine pictured below is already in the archive, but this screenshot offers a fresh angle on the scene.
How did Iris know my password?!
The New Prince of Tennis: RisingBeat
Mobile rhythm gaming meets chibi tennis action with the added bonus of soda machines in The New Prince of Tennis: RisingBeat. The game isn’t currently available outside Japan, but the developers were kind enough to round up a bunch of vending machines in this promotional image.
Ragnarok M: Eternal Love
The Incredible Vending Machine from Ragnarok M: Eternal Love serves as a reminder that fantasy soda machines are the best soda machines.
Drift Spirits
Mobile racer Drift Spirits shut down a few years ago, but if you look waaay back in the background of this screenshot, you can spot a pair of soda machines. Thanks for the submission, AnTytle!
Peach Ball: Senran Kagura
I have it on good authority that Peach Ball: Senran Kagura is a pinball game for the Nintendo Switch, but who can pay attention to pinball with that soda machine over in the corner? Thanks for the screenshot, Pablo!
Vending Machine Repair Kids Fixit Repairman Game
Get this malfunctioning vending machine back in working order in the charmingly titled Vending Machine Repair Kids Fixit Repairman Game. Don’t worry, kids! Once the machine is repaired, you can go back to your regular diet of soda, cupcakes, and…beer?
Survival Method
The zombies were bad enough, and now a power failure has disabled the soda machines in Survival Method. The apocalypse is the worst. [Source]
Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet
The recent 8-BIT ADV STEINS;GATE isn’t the first 1980s-themed Steins;Gate demake. These screenshots are from 2011’s Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet, and they recreate scenes from the original Steins;Gate — soda machines and all — in the style of the NEC PC-88.
8-BIT ADV STEINS;GATE
Steins;Gate Elite was released in the US yesterday, and the Switch version includes an 8-bit reimagining of the original Steins;Gate as a bonus. These screenshots recreate a scene previously archived in this entry, soda machines and all.