The Video Game Soda Machine Project

Creed: Rise to Glory

March 30, 2020 decafjedi Creed: Rise to Glory

Gonna fly now with this Up Crack Cola Energy Drink machine in Creed: Rise to Glory VR. Thanks for the screenshot, Bort on Byte!

WORLD OF HORROR

March 30, 2020 decafjedi WORLD OF HORROR

Vending machines function as in-game shops (and random encounters) in spooktacular dread-’em-up WORLD OF HORROR. Thanks for the screenshots, panstasz!

Gears of War 4

March 28, 2020 decafjedi Gears of War Series

I leapt out from behind a waist-high concrete barrier long enough to grab a screenshot of these tragically empty vending machines from Gears of War 4.

Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure

March 28, 2020 decafjedi Cars Series, Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure

Allow me to drop some automotive science on you. Cars drink motor oil. Ergo, this motor oil vending machine from Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure is the Cars universe equivalent of a soda machine.

I know what you’re thinking. Wouldn’t that make the hubcap vending machine in the above screenshot some kind of weird automotive shoe dispenser? Wrong. In the Cars universe, cars eat hubcaps. We just never see it on screen. Therefore, this is technically a snack machine. Sorry, I don’t make the rules.

Bleeding Edge

March 27, 2020 decafjedi Bleeding Edge

Níðhöggr, a melee assassin from Ninja Theory’s online brawler Bleeding Edge, rocks out in front of a couple of soda machines.

Good Job!

March 26, 2020 decafjedi Good Job!

Soda machines feature prominently in Good Job!, Nintendo’s new workplace puzzler for the Switch. Just be careful not to abuse them, okay?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

March 24, 2020 decafjedi Animal Crossing Series

For a game set on a deserted island, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sure has a lot of soda machines. In addition to the vending machine already archived here at the site, there’s also this red model — a steal at only 2,000 Nook Miles. Thanks for the screenshot, Nick!

Soul Knight

March 23, 2020 decafjedi Soul Knight

Roguelike dungeon-crawler Soul Knight introduced this neon-lit beverage machine in a recent update, allowing heroes to treat themselves to a random beverage for a mere 5 gold. I have my fingers crossed for an Amnesia Potion.

Thanks to Viggen77 on Reddit for the screenshot!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

March 21, 2020 decafjedi Animal Crossing Series

My favorite thing about this soda machine from Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the duck sitting randomly on top of it. Or maybe that’s duck decoy. Either way, I love it.

Also, Frita’s cool hang-out spot? I want to go to there…

Thanks for the screenshots, Reb and Kelsey!

DOOM Eternal

March 20, 2020 decafjedi DOOM Series

I don’t see how anyone could reasonably describe DOOM Eternal as Hell on Earth when there are vending machines and a photo mode.

As an added bonus, I decided to livestream a timed soda machine run on DOOM Eternal’s Ultra-Violence difficulty mode. You can see the results (with commentary) on Twitch. For what it’s worth, it took me approximately 15 minutes to reach the game’s first vending machine.