Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
Logan Kart 8 is a slightly janky Mario Kart fan game that features an entire track set inside a soda machine. I’m not an expert in Logan Kart lore, so it’s difficult to say whether the racers have been shrunk or if it’s just a really big soda machine. Ask Waluigi.
Just for fun, here’s a video of me racing a lap around the Waluigi Vending Machine map.
If you expect to run a decent zoo in Wild Park Manager, you’re going to need at least a 2:1 guest-vending machine ratio.
I’m just driving around on a rainy night in Need for Speed (2015) and admiring EA’s commitment to brand synergy. Frostbite Cola originally appeared in Battlefield Hardline, while Sun Cola is a caffeinated fixture in the Dead Space series.
I may be on the run from the cops for doing 165 in a 55 mph zone, but there’s always time to stop and admire a soda machine in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Brain parasites from Uranus, werewolves from Arcturus-7, guests from another dimension, and multiple soda machine options — what more could a girl-turned-hideous-space-creature possibly want in I’m Not a Monster?
This funky green vending machine from Club Penguin Island sells all the essentials: drinks, snacks, fireworks, glow sticks, piñatas, fire hydrants. Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
When life feels a little strange, reach for the effervescent certainty of an ice-cold soda. Thanks for the screenshot, Sarcasm Pizza Cat!
This vending machine provides all the sodas and snacks you’ll need to fuel your cinematic platforming/zombie slaying adventures in Deadlight: Director’s Cut. Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel set in an alternate timeline where the 1983 video game crash never happened. While I appreciate Gavin’s advice about chasing my dreams, I’m more interested in that break room soda machine.
A pair of soda machines appear during Let It Die’s opening cinematic. You can visit the arcade later to get a closer look at one of them, but try not to disturb this guy. It’s not polite to be a C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker.
Here’s another look at the soda machines above, courtesy of Tikhon…
Check out this entry for a better view of the soda machine that’s cut off on the left edge of this screenshot.