Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
This is the first entry of its kind for the Video Game Soda Machine Project: a pair of soda machines from Persona 4’s “Lucky Me!” PlayStation trophy image. The trophy is unlocked when one of the game’s vending machines dispenses a free drink at random.
I tried to come up with a decent coffee filter/Syphon Filter joke to accompany these vending machines from Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain for the PS2, but I came up empty. I guess you’ll just have to settle for the screenshot.
Here’s another vending machine from later in the game, but it’s a little difficult to tell whether it’s selling soda or cigarettes.
You’d think a science fantasy space station would have more visually engaging vending machines than this drab lineup from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for the Nintendo Switch. [Source]
Billy Bob’s Huntin’ and Fishin’ for the Game Boy Color features the classic “catch enough soda cans to earn a fishing license” video game trope.
This vending machine appeared in Red Bull’s House of Skate area for the PlayStation Home platform. Input the correct button sequence, and win in-game Red Bull swag!
PlayStation Home’s Namco Arcade Center was also outfitted with an interactive soda machine — situated in a prime spot right next to Pac-Man, no less!
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This vending machines from Red Faction Guerrilla has been completely re-Mars-tered in the game’s recent re-release. Thanks for the screenshot, Cornelius!
A soda machine rewards parched players with a frosty beverage at the end of each level in HellMaze.
It’s hard to tell for certain whether this vending machine from 007: NightFire for the Game Boy Advance dispenses sodas, but then again, it’s hard to tell much about anything in this game.
This soda machine offers a fleeting moment of refreshment during the battle to liberate an air base in Heavy Fire: Afghanistan, a 2011 on-rails shooter. Thanks, Chris!
When it comes to archiving screenshots of video game soda machines, I stand prepared to answer the Call of Duty. [Source]