Gemfire

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Gemfire
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Koei
Developer:
Genre: Simulation

















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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.

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.

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.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №40, p50/51[1]
76 №4, p26/27
59 №4, p59[2]
84 №5, p66-68[3]
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
50
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[1]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[9]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[10]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
76
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
76
[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
59
[2]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
84
[3]
Play Time (DE)
77
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[14]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[15]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
15 reviews

Gemfire

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 040.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 040.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 59 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p59" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega05UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega05UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 85
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 34
  6. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 89
  7. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 109
  8. Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 37
  9. Hippon Super, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-04), page 38
  10. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 62
  11. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 26
  12. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  13. Play Time, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-07), page 111
  14. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  15. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
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