bro i searched for this game for years, watched 100 dreamcast lists and was even start thinking this game wasnt even real at all anymore. Thank you for bringing it back homie.

Dreamcast graphics were always quite charming.

Any game that has a character called Dogs Bowser is automatically a great game!!!

It's a brilliant game. I have finished it multi times over the years.

I worked my ass off to find two copies of this game the first one was too scratched so I had to look for another and this was after the end of the Dreamcast life cycle

For real. The graphics and gameplay where amazing for it's time. This game never got the credit it deserved. The game deserves a remake. But I doubt it😔

I'll admit to never giving this game a chance when the Dreamcast launched. But here i am decades later, convinced that now i should give it a shot. Thanks for your overview

During my childhood in the era of the Dreamcast, acquiring the console was a feat, with only a handful of shops selling games, and piracy was impossible.

you had me at "sipping on a Hassy"

I love this game too! And describing Elliot and Dogs as problematic bachelors is hilariously spot on

You can actually kill the fishes (with the raygun), but they would come back if you leave the room, the only way to kill them for good is to use the poison. A few bits and bobs that you might find interesting about Blue Stinger, these are stuff I noticed or figured out over the years: - Names are carefully chosen, most are inspired by Judaism/Hebrew. Eliot comes from Eli the prophet and Eliot is the hero... Might be a bit of a reach but check out the next examples and you'll probably start to think it's less of a reach than it first seem... Nephilim means 'those who have fallen' and she came with a meteor, Dogs' boat is the SS Deana which comes from the Roman Goddess of hunting and Dogs has a bow. The artificial satellite that protects the island (destroyed in the first FMV) is called Aegis and it means "barrier" or "shield" in Greek. - If you look at the gibberish on the screen during the first cut-scene where you meet Janine in person (in the Brain area), you can see the exact time Aegis was hit by Nephilim. We know the exact date when this game came out. A few years ago, I actually timed precisely based on the length of the cutscene so you could play at the exact time and date the game is supposed to take place (I couldn't back then but other Blue Stinger fans I'm in contact with have) - Many people miss it because it's a bit confusing but there are 2 Jasconies. Nephilim kills the real Jascony in the final cut-scene, you're actually killing a clone. In the room where you get Dr Kimura's ID, just before the Gigadent, there is a frozen Jascony. As you can see in the cut-scene after coming down from the wave tower, there is an explosion in the lab (which unfreezes the clone). And if you pay close attention to the map, there is an unused corridor that connects the wave tower to the lab/gigadent. - Something that took me almost 2 decades to figure out is Dogs' presence on the pier... He must have been in the helicopter that crashed in the short intro cut-scene. Can't believe it took me so long to connect these dots. His disappearance right after could be explained with 'he went back to check on survivors' or 'he went back to get his bow' - You mentioned the island and how it is logical. It is, the map is actually flawless in terms of size and scale. If you could remove the loading zones and put everything together in a single map, nothing would overlap. That's one of the reasons this game has memorable spots, because they are believable. There is no inside larger than the outside. No, non-Euclidean geometry going on here. Also, if you pay attention to the radio cutting out or having trouble picking up the signal, it's actually very logic when you know the topology of the area. Janine has troubles talking to you at the beginning because you are behind the massive walls on the pier. Easy to miss but that's a cool detail. Several such example throughout the game. - If you think about the ending of the game (the post credit scene), it's actually smarter than it sounds because of ACTUAL history.. Or rather pre-History... Jascony clearly is a dinosaur. And there were dinosaurs on Earth 60M years ago. But Jascony dies in the game, because it's defeated by Nephilim. And we also know (from the post-credit scene) that there are many Jasconies and many Nephilims... So, it's safe to assume that the dinosaurs are the result of a previous battle between a Jascony and a Nephilim that took place on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, when a Jascony actually won the fight against its Naphilim and populated the planet with dinosaurs. So, Nephilims and Jasconies are an explanation for life itself, that's quite cool when you think about it. It's panspermia meets Godzilla basically ^-^ - The name Jascony comes from Jasconius, it's a reference to the Arab tales 1001 nights where the island is actually a whale. Except instead of an island that is actually a giant whale, it's an island that is actually an egg, the egg of Jascony. - Eliot might seem useless because Nephilim defeats Jascony, and Nephilim might seem useless because Eliot defeats the clone. But, the visions that Nephilim sends to Eliot are what helps Eliot understand the situation and what to do to help Nephilim (ie. unlock the gate in Gigadent so she can defeat Jascony). And Eliot actually defeat a weaker version of Jascony, you can see it based on the scale of the Jascony Nephilim has to fight, it's easily 30 times bigger than the one you kill yourself. - Most people assume that Nephilim is the cause of the monsters running around because their 'arrival' coincide with Nephilim's arrival. I think that Nephy damaged the labs when she deployed her dome in order to trap Jascony. In other words, she unleashed Kimra's plague, created with the experiments they have done on Jascony. Just discovered your channel, it's right up my alley. And I command you for even trying to explain how special the Dreamcast is to people who have never owned one back then... Not an easy task, if at all possible. And yeah, I totally agree with the sentiment, this console is special, whether it's the console itself (perfect form factor, ideal weight, sturdy, quite capable and forward thinking) or the games. Plenty of games scream "holiday on a sunny beach" even if on paper, what's happening is awful. Your example of Robotnik's flying fortress was spot on in that regard. Toy Commander, Blue Stinger (I'm literally the biggest fan of this game in the world... I didn't discover your channel by accident...), Nomad Soul, JSR, Fur Fighter, PSO (not even online!), MSR & Shenmue are some of my best memories of all time. All of these games have pretty much remained unchallenged to this day. Yes, we make bigger, better looking games nowadays. But adjusted to 'technical inflation' (ie. 3D was relatively new, some genres had yet to be created or perfected etc), these games are unmatched. The amount of care, attention, love and innovation has only rarely been matched in the past 20 years. Dreamcast wasn't only an evolution of better 3D graphics, it came at a time where devs had their feet wet with 3D and decided to explore in all kind of crazy directions. Dreamcast might be the most innovative console when it comes to exploring the possibilities of 'non-primitive' 3D gaming. Also, when you're looking back at the Dreamcast era from a modern perspective, everyone just assume that the PS2 was just around the corner... When in fact, the PS2 released 2 years later, was expensive and had very few game for the first year. My point is that for many people, it was easy to skip because there was the PS1 and then the PS2. But the Dreamcast occupied a 3 year window where if you didn't have it, you were stuck with a Saturn, PS1 or an N64 that were already almost 5 years old... So, it always makes me laugh when people dismiss the Dreamcast nowadays with the hindsight that the PS2 would be good, when back then, it was a 3 years wait. Skipping the Dreamcast is the equivalent of waiting until 2009 to buy the Xbox 360... People don't realise that now. As for constructive criticism regarding your setup... When you stop talking and start talking again, your mic sounds like you're in a cathedral... My guess is that you have an external speaker playing your audio... And the mic would pick it up and then the software would engage some fancy Fourier transform to mask the echo... Just a guess. Or even, you mic is both set as a mic AND a speaker at the same time... Creating some echo...? Sorry for the long comment, I'm basically commenting on 4 videos at once here =) And I had no idea that Toy commander had 'dlc' demo, that's cool! I bought Gunscape years ago, I recreated the kitchen, it was one of the most popular map on the game back then! I bet 99.9% of people didn't know it was copied from a Dreamcast game... Their loss, I guess.

I am a fellow Dreamcast Enjoyer brought here by a friend who found your content. ReDream lets me experience so many great games I missed, and Blue Stinger is going on my list of Must Play after this video.

Dogs is likely to be based on the AJPW wrestler "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, who was a main-eventer in Japan from 1994 to 2002. While Blue Stinger was being developed throughout 1997 and early 1998, Williams was a strong prescense on AJPW television when the promotion was at its peak (part of the late 90s wrestling boom).

Man i loved this game, ive never forgotten it & also never met anyone whose heard of it. So sad its fallen into obscurity, almost as sad as the ultimate fate of the dreamcast itself. If there was fairness in the world then SEGA would not only still be apart of the "console wars" but would be a leader in them. Because in all aspects (except maybe the overall game library) the dreamcast was the superior console for that generation of consoles...& its a travesty that so few people got to discover that at the time. So thank you for keeping the woefully underrated blue stinger & the dreamcast's memories alive.

I remember starting this game up In my living room years ago then My dad walked in on me when the Main protagonist said damn. He was like what are you playing? I didn't even know he was home.

I remember official Dreamcast magazine used to re-rate games and particularly remember them lowering the score of Blue Stinger after code Veronica came out haha unbelievable looking back. Blue Stinger create example of a look and feel and little things like the Sonic cast just couldn't appreciate at the time!

Seeing pictures of this in gaming magazines,as a kid, really made me think the Dreamcast was the future... NOW

When Dog said "God damn son of a B" I knew it was gonna be a good one

I have no idea why this game popped up in my head i was thinking it was called blue ocean at first lol great rundown brought back good memories.

This was the first real 3d survival horror game. Before code Veronica

Not sure why I loved this game so much but i remember the first time playing it on my uncles Dreamcast my jaw dropped. I was used to N64. Those creature jump scared the crap directly into my pants at the time

I remember getting this and Psychic Force after simping to my foster parents over the Dreamcast for years and man oh man did I sink tons of orphan hours into this shit.

We need this game on modern platforms

I had this for my DreamCast back in the day and played it through a few times. I’m always surprised at how little attention it ever got. No one talks about. Sequels were never mentioned. It surprises me. It was a good ass game. Pretty sure I still have the game and case down in my DreamCast bin in the basement. Might have to bust it out.

Fantastic video! This and Illbleed were a some of my favorites on Dreamcast, strange to think it’s been twenty years or more since I’ve played most of that generation.

Man this takes me back

Most dreamcast games are rated 10/10 because the graphics were 128bit. Sega Dreamcast was way ahead of its time.

It's my favorite game for the dreamcast. Back in 2000, I bought the dreamcast Japanese import console. Blue Stinger is definitely a very underrated game.

It's taken me 25 years to find this game again

Hardcore blue stinger fan!

Loved this game. The Dreamcast failed due to the massive amount of piracy unfortunately. Would’ve been great for sega to continue

I played it a bit. Not bad, I like all the side missions, ( helping different survivors that you encounter in the game) and its good to play two different characters on the fly.

Loved this game back then, got it as a JP Import and loved it (but did not understood a word). Remember the grind for the electro Sword in this mall thing. Took hours to get it but after that the Enemies where all a 3 combo kill. Never finished it and never understood why it got so many hate. Also loved the Sticker things you must collect in the mall.

I've been trying to remember the name of this game for years. Thank you!

I remember being a kid and seeing my uncles bluestinger guide book and wanting to play the game so bad and I never could 😩

THIS GAME WAS A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD KEEP THE VIDEOS COMMIN

It's been a year. Send it with the sequel homie!

I remember here in Brazil to see an vídeo game magazine ad of this game and that image and nome of this game fixed in my mind. Now i find this vídeo and your channel and i need tô play BLUE Stinger imediatly

I watched my sister in law beat this game as a kid. Seeing her farm money for the piston fists things and then just saying bully to everything. Made me love punching over guns in any game i could.

I subbed for your 12 month goal godspeed. I also have a copy of Blue Stinger for my dreamcast sitting on my shelf ready to be played as soon as I order my AV cables for it.

"A Dreamcast, incredible" i love this line delivery so much haha

About to buy this game in a Dreamcast bundle. And your overlook/review tipped my scales ;)

I had this as a kid it still remains one of my most favourite games i have played i still have the game guide in my loft 👍

He's on vacation.....and he needs help too.

Kudos from 444 Gematria!

I wish this game got some love and they remastered it its 1 of my all time favorites and I think of it often

Bought my Dreamcast on the US launch day along with Sonic Adventure. After playing Sonic Adventure for a while, I thought it might be good to get another game to go with it. So I went to .. Walmart I think, and they had this title called Blue Stinger. Popped it in and had almost as much fun playing it as Sonic Adventure. I kept raving about this game but no one backed me up or seemed to have heard of it. I was wondering if it was just that I had strange tastes in games or something. Glad to know at least someone else liked this game

Yes, I really really loved this game, back when I didn't let critics or review videos mess with my expectations or experience. The soundtrack was way too good.

Instantly started humming that christmas town song, and now it lives rent free in my head.

Cool game. Main character looks like an anime version of Action Man. I wonder if Action Man was an inspiration for this game.

Definitely in my top 10 list. Not very popular opinion but I don’t give a poop

a couple of hours this game is fun, after the game shows the old gameplay, I couldn't get to the end

I had a vague memory of this game. I thought it was a capcom game. This game was real fun back then.

I've played this game before but never had the chance to finish it since it gave me nightmares haha

I remember watching an LP a few months ago, this game is absolutely unhinged 😭🤣🤣

Just got my copy from Ebay. Can't wait to play it!

It's time for a large Hassy and two bites of a burger before throwing the rest of it away

I need to play this at some time! Never heard of it, but i like the details in the maps and the lighting is great! Map layout look a little lackluster but i gotta play the game and see for myself. Very interested in it now. Thanks for the recommendation!

You better believe I’m playing this NOW

One of my favorite games of all time. There's a Dogs Easter egg in illbleed as well, another fantastic Dreamcast game

I still own my copy of Blue Stinger and proud of it! :)

The game looks awesome. My biggest obstacle to playing it? That I’m fed up with the Dreamcast, which is easily the most inconsistent and faulty console I own. I’ve had more trouble getting both the console to work and the discs to read than with anything else in my collection.

great one! Still have to play it!

I've just found this now. I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes blue stinger Yeah it had some questionable camera angles but man was it fun! I try to play it every year around Christmas time

I remember when Dreamcast died and Xbox came out with all these sega exclusives I was praying a sequel or at least the Xbox version would come but never happened.

I remember textures being higher resolution, maybe because they were amazing back then. I would love a remaster but sadly I don't think it'll ever happen 😥

I make sure to play this and ILLBLEED once a year

I just downloaded ReDream to play this again. Man this game was so special playing it as a kid.

I also have nice memories about this game. When I bought my first Dreamcast this game came with it, it was my only original game back then. But what I remind more with this game is I founded the japanese version uses a completely diferent gameplay cause it uses similar cameras to the first Resident Evil games, instead the camera behind the character. Since Blue STinger didn't have too much replay value, I realized this was the only way to play all the game again looking for a different experience. I bought the japanese version inmediatly, but until these days I didn't play it... I think after this video, that days is close to arrive soon.

I love Blue Stinger. I wish it got a sequel.

ahh i remember this game SO WELL, 10/10 and being one of t he firrst games to curse! ? from what i remember

Got'cha!

Loved this game

Fucking loved this game

Hey bud, just wanted to let you know I too am a big blue stinger fan so I respect your efforts!!!

Keep at it homie

I love this game. I've never played anything so janky, interesting, and full of original ideas. It's unique games like this that make the Dreamcast my favourite console.

The CGR review of this game has 119K views; so some people know about it. Only 30K shy of the number of Atari 7800s sold...

Great vid loved the game

fantastic video, great to see someone covering the game in all its glory and giving it the attention it deserves. have you ever played the Japanese version? completely different camera system.

God I loved this game when I was in middle school!!

There's a glitch I encountered that soft locked the game. It's when you get to Janne at the beginning of the game when she gives you the ID card.

This was my first Dreamcast game, though I didn't finish it until maybe 10 years later when I went back to the Dreamcast backlog to finish it and D2.

This was a launch title👍

Before I watch this review, I have to say I haven't played this game since it came out on my original Dreamcast when I was a teenager. I remember thinking this of the worst voice acting and was the most terrible game I had played on the system. I'm hoping your video title is sarcasm but maybe I have to go back and play it again 20 years later. Lol

I bought this game recently. Hopefully it's good

Did you mention a Giant Enemy Crab?

I always hated when you had to Save the victims if you don't they die And you never get another chance.

I am playing this game for the first time with Redream emulator. I am usually open minded with old games, I never had a dreamcast but played plenty of N64 and PS2 games. But the main problem is that this game starts really slow and really cryptic and you are not explained the mechanics of the game, like you have to farm enemies for ammo and healing items, etc. Once you pass the first hour of the game it gets way better as you understand the game better.

this game cant be the most underrated game of all time if mirrors edge catalyst is the most underrated game of all time it dosent make sense.

This and carrier were good games, and i played the shit out the spawn multyplayer game, man and pso... the memories 😅

What accent is this? Very curious.

Was talking to my boss about the Dreamcast and he mentioned this game. Never heard of it so I looked it up and found this vid. Am now seriously considering figuring out Dreamcast emulation.

Parasite eve 😢

It was ok! There wasn’t that many enemies to kill! Easy to get stumped on what and where to go!

maybe back in the day i would of be ok looks aged

A yr later 😂 no fan base for blue stinger

If you wanna know more about the games story you should read genesis in the bible, this is literally a warped version of the fallen angels and nephilim that involves genetic manipulation..nephilim is literally taken out of the bible and means fallen

Punishingly frustrating sequencing makes this game a real piece of trash. Sad because it had a lot of charm.

Cheap clone of resident evil