Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
A vending machine inside a convenience store — like this one from Repentant, a point-and-click adventure about a career criminal in search of redemption — is perfect for those of us who enjoy cold drinks but shun human interaction. Thanks for the screenshot, Pablo!
I’ve seen a lot of video game soda machines in my day, but I can’t help but admire the meta corniness of these Dr. No machines from GoldenEye: Source, a multiplayer remake of the N64 classic using Valve’s Source engine.
This soda machine appears in the PS2 and Wii releases of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Slime optional.
Speaking of slime, I responded to reports of a Class-5 full-roaming vapor at the Sedgewick Hotel in the Nintendo DS version and discovered this Zen soda machine in the lobby.
You can compare these with the soda machines found in the PlayStation Portable and Windows/PS3/Xbox 360 versions of the game in the archive.
During your tour of the Bright Dawn Treatment Center in Dementium: The Ward, be sure to take advantage of the Soda Popp vending machines conveniently located throughout our facility.
Crying is not Enough is a Silent Hill-inspired survival horror game for Windows. With all that crying, it’s a good thing the game has so many drink machines to keep players properly hydrated. Thanks for the heads-up on this one, Adrian!
Shanking your way through an asylum works up a powerful thirst. Thankfully, this soda machine is present in both the original Nintendo DS release of Dementium II as well as the later remastered version for PC. Thanks for the tip, Adrian!
Welcome to My Hospital: Build and Manage, where doctors can cure pretty much anything with mysterious blue, yellow, and green elixirs concocted in an on-site laboratory. Don’t let Big Pharm fool you, though; an ice-cold soda remains the time-tested cure for what ails you. Thanks for sending this one in, George!
Build the hospital of your dreams — vending machines and all — in Dream Hospital for Android. Thanks for the screenshot, George!
It’s not often you see a vending machine that sells cola and fresh fruit. Maybe that’s what makes the waiting room in My Town: Hospital so darn fun. Thanks for the submission, George!
There’s a soda machine recessed into the wall of this shuttle station from I’m Not a Monster, a Mafia-inspired social deduction game with a retro sci-fi aesthetic. Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
If you’ve ever played Galaga and wished you could pilot a can-spewing soda machine through space instead of a starfighter, Fizzlebomber is the game for you!
Thanks to Michael from the Fizzlebomber team for the heads-up on this one!
The Invisible Woman takes a break from battling Mole Man’s minions to admire a soda machine in Fantastic 4 for the Game Boy Advance. Excelsior!
Be sure to grab a few sodas for the road in Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco for the Nintendo DS!
I’m like Roz from Monsters, Inc. when it comes to video game soda machines. Always watching.
Ueki no Hōsoku: Taosu ze Roberuto Jūdan!! is a PS2 brawler based on The Law of Ueki manga/anime. These ersatz Coke and Pepsi machines appear in the first level.