Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
Before Sega remade the first two Yakuza games as Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2, they released a remastered compilation of both entries for the PS3 and Wii U under the title Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD Edition. Needless to say, the soda machines received a fresh coat of paint.
The next time you’re rolling, rolling, rolling on the river in The Flame in the Flood, but sure to float on down to the bait shack for an ice-cold soda. Thanks for the screenshot, Noam!
Searching for just one more soda machine? Dream Club Zero, a dating sim for the PlayStation 3, has got you covered.
I’m sure the Ogopogo Cafe from Eternal Hour: Golden Hour is lovely, but let’s grab a drink from those soda machines across the street first.
Marketland, a Facebook supermarket sim, includes both cola and energy drink machines to provide additional revenue streams for your store (along with beer, milkshake, tea, espresso, and pizza vending machines).
Panfu was a European kids’ MMO that operated from 2007 until 2016, boasting a reported 15 million users at its peak. This screenshot showcases what the item catalog describes as a Rare Drink Machine.
This street scene from Manami no Doko made Iku no? is packed with vending machines. I have a feeling the ones on the right are cigarette vending machines, but the ones on the left definitely look like they dispense drinks. [Source]
There’s nothing like crushing a few buckets of balls down at the old batting cage to take your mind off the impending zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead: A New Frontier. Thirsty? Treat yourself to an Ace Ginger Cola when you’re finished!
I was speeding through Tokyo in Metropolis Street Racer for the Dreamcast when these roadside soda machines caught my eye.
