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Alien Breed is Team17’s sci-fi action series that began on the Amiga in 1991, mixing top-down shooting, maze-like exploration, limited resources, computer terminals, and relentless alien attacks. The series gradually expanded the formula through Special Edition 92, Alien Breed II, and Tower Assault before making a dramatic shift into first-person shooters with Alien Breed 3D and Alien Breed 3D II.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zA17Smnf3zs

Backyard Baseball the kid-friendly baseball game from Humongous Entertainment that turns neighborhood sandlots into a full baseball season. Draft a team from 30 distinct Backyard Kids, set your lineup and positions, then hit, pitch, field, steal bases, and unleash goofy power-ups across a collection of wonderfully unconventional ballparks. 

Road Rash: the motorcycle combat-racing series that mixes illegal street racing with hand-to-hand fighting, traffic hazards, police chases, and bike progression. Players earn cash, upgrade to faster motorcycles, and use fists, kicks, and weapons to knock rivals off their bikes while trying to survive increasingly dangerous roads.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/3cqRhebh034

A turn-based RPG developed by Camelot Software Planning for the Game Boy Advance that follows Isaac and his companions across the world of Weyard. Combat centers on collectible elemental Djinn that alter character classes, abilities, and summons, while Psynergy is also used outside battle to solve environmental puzzles and uncover hidden paths. The game combines traditional JRPG progression with unusually interactive dungeon design and a story that continues directly into Golden Sun: The Lost Age.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/S0u_TnGwizg

Demon’s Crest for the Super Nintendo. Firebrand escapes captivity and takes flight across a dark fantasy world, recovering magical crests that let him smash through stone, soar through the sky, explore underwater ruins and transform into increasingly powerful gargoyles. We revisit Capcom’s overlooked action-adventure and check out its nonlinear stages, hidden upgrades, multiple endings and enormous monsters turned one of Ghosts ’n Goblins’ most irritating enemies into the hero of his own game.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4LNUSbeR1D8

Treasures of the Deep for the PlayStation wraps up our Retro Summer series. It's part arcade shooter, part treasure hunt, and all underwater sub adventure as we revisit one of the PS1's hidden gems and discover why there still aren't many games quite like it.