Obsessively Cataloging Video Game "Pop" Culture
Sure, PLAY337抓雞 CATCH CHICKEN caught my attention with its soda machines, but what really drew me in was its description on Steam: “Time 2 minutes! Players Are You Ready to Help Princess Lei La grab all the chickens and become master chicken?” Is that how chickens work?
Be careful not to shoot any soda machines while you’re patrolling the mean streets of Akihabara in Lethal Enforcers 3. Thanks, Jonah!
As far as I’m concerned, there’s always time for a soda machine—including this one from the side-scrolling port of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow for the Game Boy Advance!
You just know Buttercup is dying to smash a soda machine over this thug’s head in The Powerpuff Girls: Him and Seek for the Game Boy Advance!
The Cola Crusader and her caffeinated friends have returned from the far reaches of time and space with more soda machines from DC Universe Online!
Thanks for the screenshots, Cyrus!
Countdown Vampires is a survival horror game for the PlayStation 1 that takes a lot of inspiration from Resident Evil—only instead of zombies, it features “vampires” who look and act exactly like zombies. This vending machine from early in the game sells both drinks and snacks.
I’ve always found it a little odd that the portable versions of Mario Tennis added story/RPG elements to the series, but hey—it opened the door for soda machines! This screenshot is from the Game Boy Color release.
Our stunt-tastic hero sneaks past a soda machine in Jackie Chan Adventures for the PlayStation 2! I wonder if Jackie has ever used a soda machine as a prop in one of his fight scenes…
Clover dashes past soda and snack machines as she runs from a horde of high school boys in Totally Spies! Totally Party!
This soda machine appeared in the trailer for Jurassic Park: Trespasser and was eventually replaced by a different model in the actual game. It’s a little difficult to make out from the screenshot, but I’m gonna call it Triceratops Cola!
Shadowforce Agent Karen Bride takes a break from disarming bombs to pose in front of this Fresh Up soda machine in Hidden Invasion for the PlayStation 2!
John McClane is having a rough day in Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza. Maybe a caffeinated pick-me-up is just what the doctor ordered. Thanks for the screenshot, Albert!
Street Boyz is an obscure 3D brawler for the PlayStation 2 that was released only in Japan and Europe. With a rad name like Street Boyz, you had to assume a soda machine would show up eventually.
