Digimon Links
This plunked-down-out-of-nowhere vending machine has cans of soda on display, but it apparently doesn’t dispense anything. What kind of sick game are you playing, Digimon Links?
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Tokimeki Memorial 2: Substories – Dancing Summer Vacation
I’m crying tears of joy after discovering this soda machine in Tokimeki Memorial 2: Substories – Dancing Summer Vacation for the PlayStation 1. [Source]
Rollercoaster Dreams
Live out your Rollercoaster Dreams on the PlayStation 4 — assuming those dreams involve soda machines with blurred out logos that make it impossible to determine what real-world brands they might represent.
FilthBreed
This dilapidated soda machine is from FilthBreed, an indie horror game and the name of my late-1990s nu metal band. Thanks for the screenshot, RobBoberty!
Tony Hawk’s Project 8
Sport Is What You Make It® thanks to this Powerade machine from Tony Hawk’s Project 8. The screenshot above is from the PlayStation 2 release. Here’s the same vending machine in the PlayStation Portable version.
I found out about this vending machine when I was flipping through an old issue of Official Xbox Magazine and the image below caught my eye.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory originally featured product placement in the form of Diet Sprite vending machines. Later versions of the game (presumably released after contracts expired) replaced these Diet Sprite machines with the generic models already archived here at The Video Game Soda Machine Project.
Kingdom Hearts III
Sora snaps a selfie with a positively delightful snack and drink vending machine from Kingdom Hearts III! This game clearly holds the key(blade) to my heart. [Source]
Failed State
Welcome to post-apocalyptic Ukraine and the not-so-distant future of 1985. Sure, the place is crawling with flesh-eating zombies, but at least some of the soda machines are still intact.
Stranger Cases: A Mystery Escape
Most games aren’t willing to tackle pressing concerns like the humanization of the workforce, but Stranger Cases doesn’t shy away from social commentary. In fact, the game puts a human — well, robot — face on labor issues with this out-of-work bot and his vending machine wife.
