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Tag: Product Placement
Resident Evil 2 (Prototype)
The prototype version of Resident Evil 2 (a.k.a. BioHazard/Resident Evil 1.5) featured a Pepsi machine in place of the final release’s generic soda machines. Thanks for the screenshot, @expaja!
While the Coca-Soda machine in the screenshots below wasn’t part of Capcom’s Resident Evil 1.5, dedicated fans patched it in later in their quest to “complete” the prototype.
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Only one second left to get a decent screenshot of these Bawls energy drink vending machines from Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for the PS2!
Street Hoops
A splash of Sprite product placement next to the Footaction USA product placement in Street Hoops for the GameCube.
Homefront
Homefront combines the excitement of cover-based shooting with the thrill of soda machine product placement!
Minna no Golf Portable: Coca Cola Special Edition
Minna no Golf Portable: Coca Cola Special Edition for the PSP holds the distinction of being the only golf game, to the best of my knowledge, where the characters use giant Coke bottles instead of golf clubs.
Habbo Hotel
In 2003, online hangout Habbo Hotel introduced this soda machine (and related tchotchkes) as part of a cross-promotion campaign with Mountain Dew. When the campaign ended, the Mountain Dew vending machine was replaced with this unbranded model.
Thanks, @geoffmeador!
Skate 3
Skate 3 features some primo Dr. Pepper product placement in the form of a branded vending machine!
NBA Live 09
What’s that way off to the left in this NBA Live 09 screenshot? Yep, it’s a Sprite vending machine.
Space Job
A futuristic Coke machine from Space Job for the Amiga. Thanks, @gingerbeardman!
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
Shenmue
We already covered Shenmue earlier, but it’s worth noting that the Japanese release features Coca-Cola product placement instead of “Jet Cola.” Thanks, Gareth!
Here’s the Coke machine from the fan-created Shenmue HD remake project that’s been kicking around since 2014.
Pepsiman
How did I forget about the PlayStation classic, Pepsiman? Thanks,@weeklyfont!
While we’re on the subject of Pepsiman, a fan trailer for a Pepsiman sequel circulated several months back. Even though the game doesn’t actually exist, I appreciate the amount of work that went into these ersatz video game soda machines.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
Monster Energy Drink product placement in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. Thanks, @DemDarGrapes!
Theme Hospital
The vending machines in Theme Hospital are Kit Kat-branded, but they dispense canned drinks anyway. I guess that makes them soda machines. Thanks, @DemDarGrapes!