Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
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.
There’s a trio of soda machines outside the Cafe Barracuda in Shirachuu Tankenbu, a FMV adventure game for the PlayStation 2! Here’s another from the marketplace…
¡Ay, caramba! It’s an unused texture for the Buzz Cola machines in The Simpsons: Hit & Run! Of course, the version that actually made it into the game is already in the archive. [Source]
My avatar in Big City Stories for the PlayStation 4 glitched during an emote, and now her tongue is permanently stuck out. I guess that will make it easier to enjoy a cool, refreshing drink from this humongous soda machine.
If, like me, you’re huge a fan of the long-running German soap opera Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten, you’ll love this entry. It’s a soda/coffee/snack vending machine from Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten: Flirt und Karriere (Good Times, Bad Times: Flirt and Career)!
Uh, I’m actually just here to grab a snack and a drink from the vending machine, Sgt. Branna. Here’s another model from later in the game…
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In addition to featuring a row of soda machines in the background, this screenshot from Senran Kagura: Burst Re:Newal has me wondering where I can buy some nifty leg holsters for my throwing knives. [Source]
As far as I can gather, The Rare Nine is a game about a J. Jonah Jameson cosplayer who’s being chased around by zombies and occasionally encounters a soda machine.
“Bring me pictures! Pictures of soda machines!”