Gemfire

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Gemfire
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Koei
Developer:
Original system(s): JP Home Computers
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥9,8009,800 T-76063
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-76036

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Royal Blood (ロイヤルブラッド) is a 1991 strategy game by Koei for various Japanese computers from its "Imagination Series." It has been ported to many other systems and its international releases renamed Gemfire in those regions. A port to the Sega Mega Drive was released in the US and Japan in 1992.

Story

Ishmeria is an island inhabited by humans and mythical creatures guarded by six magicians. A Fire Dragon challenged them, and the battle that ensued resulted in a curse being set on magic itself: whoever wears the Crown of Seven Jewels has full control of the island's magic. That person is King Eselred, whose tyranny led his daughter Robyn to take the jewels from the crown, which hold the magic power, and scatter them around. Now, the six wizards, each united with six noble families of Ishmeria, and Eselred, united with the Fire Dragon, must race to get the jewels first — should they fall back into Eselred's hands, all hope for the Ishmeria's freedom will be lost.

Gameplay

There are several scenarios to play. In each, you control one of the six noble families, each in control of a country on the island. The game is played by taking control of the country as it fights neighboring countries, develops its own land, and makes diplomatic agreements toward the goal.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Gemfire Gemfire
Japanese ロイヤルブラッド Royal Blood

Magazine articles

Main article: Gemfire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-07: "July 1992" (1992-06-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-08: "August 1992" (1992-07-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
63 №1992-07, p32[2]
71 №, p84[3]
80 [4]
70 №1992-07, p38
76 №4, p26/27
59 [5]
84 [6]
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
50
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[12]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[13]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
76
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
76
[16]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
59
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
84
[17]
Play Time (DE)
77
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[19]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[20]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
15 reviews

Gemfire

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
Gemfire MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Gemfire MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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RoyalBlood MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 3d36135b
MD5 952ad745fb759b48bfa73a04ec37bb71
SHA-1 98da5fdec3147edb75210ccf662601e502e23c31
1MB 1992-03 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 0e0107f1
MD5 69f4c1571e21499007fecf4de5d741e3
SHA-1 914f684f085927257020ffaa1ca536ec057e1603
1MB 1992-03 Cartridge (JP)

References

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