Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
If you want to skate infinitely in Endless Skater, you’ll need infinite energy. And if science has taught us anything, it’s that Monster Energy Drink is the only proven way to circumvent the so-called law of conservation of energy that stands in open defiance of truly endless skating.
Thanks to twelve30 on Reddit for the screenshot!
Ice. Cold. Enjoy. Enjoy a refreshing drink while you explore a mysterious laboratory in The Assembly, a VR adventure for the PlayStation 4. Thanks to Janey and Ian for helping track this one down!
ur polygonal fists are the city’s last line of defense in Cyber Rage: Retribution. It’s time to guzzle a Syn Cola and clean up the streets!
Syn Cola’s not your drink of choice? Maybe grab drink from from this machine instead…
I’m supposed to be solving a murder in Hankou Shashin: Shibarareta Shōjotachi no Mita Mono wa? for the Sega Saturn, but the real mystery is why there’s a soda machine smack in the middle of this otherwise unassuming parlor. Also, why is everyone acting so sketchy around it?
Bandai released Jungle Park, a delightfully weird point-and-click adventure game, across several platforms in 1996. This autumnal screenshot, featuring a pair of soda machines and the intriguing promise of “Throt Raceing,” is from the Macintosh version. [Source]
Treasure hunter Tiko considers a vending machine’s fruity offerings in retro platformer Juiced!
Jelysa uses these E-Bolt vending machines as checkpoints as she tidies her way through Amoeba Labs in SlimeTrials, a platforming clean-’em-up. Thanks for the screenshot, Renoki!
Yes! It’s a pair of Coke vending machines from Mizuiro, a visual novel for PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast.
Vacation season is just around the corner, and Summer Resort Mogul has all your beverage needs covered with a pair of soda machines over at the hot dog stand.
