Gemfire
Gemfire

Gemfire

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A crown set with enchanted gems, a tyrant king and a princess daring enough to steal it out from under him: Gemfire opens like a fairy tale and then hands you a kingdom to run. Koei released it on the Famicom in Japan in 1991 and brought it to the NES in North America in 1992, a fantasy answer to the publisher's historical strategy games that swaps real-world warlords for the troubled land of Ishmeria.

The legend behind it sets the stakes. The crown called Gemfire held six wizards and a Fire Dragon sealed away as gems, until King Eselred began abusing its power. Princess Robyn stole the crown and hurled the gems into the night sky, and the freed wizards scattered across the land in search of worthy rulers. Now the great houses of Ishmeria are fighting to unseat Eselred's House Lankshire and claim the land for themselves. You might lead House Blanche under Prince Erin, backed by Zendor the Emerald Wizard, or House Lyle under Prince Ander, with Pluvius the Sapphire Wizard at his side, while lesser houses start with no wizard at all and must earn outside help.

Each month every territory you hold gets one order. You can hire and move troops, build up the local economy or defenses, try diplomacy with a neighbor or march on an adjacent province. When armies meet, the game shifts to a turn-based tactical battle in which you field five units: archers, knights and horsemen, plus a fifth slot for either your wizard or a hired unit. Some units can throw up fences to control the field, and victory comes from capturing the enemy base, destroying every unit or simply starving the opposing army out. Four scenarios rearrange the houses, vassals and gems on the same map, and the game supports multiplayer on a shared screen, so friends can each rule a house and scheme against one another.

Gemfire asks for patience. Reviewers were divided, and its menus take some learning before the strategy clicks. Players who stay with it find Koei's empire-building formula in a compact, storybook form, with wizards on the battlefield and a dragon in the backstory, and its fantasy setting gives it a flavor all its own among Koei's NES strategy games. It is a strategy cartridge to settle into over many evenings, plotting alliances and waiting for the right month to strike.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1991
Publisher
Koei
About the game

Gemfire is a marvelous war strategy from KOEI game collection. The game offers the advanced military strategy and even multiplayer support, but only at the shared screen. The story of the game starts as follows: Once upon a time, Ishmeria was a haven for elves, fairies and other creatures of lore. Yet one day an evil wizard wielded the powers of a Fire Dragon to destroy the peace. A legendary Pastha and 6 magicians fought the wizard and trapped the Dragon. But, the wizard cast a fateful curse, turning the magicians and Dragon into cold gems, which were placed upon the crown: The Gemfire. Gemfire's powers preserved peace in Ishmeria, until King Eselred abused the magic for his greed. Then one day, the Pastha came to Princess Robyn to plea for her help. That very night she stole the crown and hurled the gems into the midnight sky! But before she could destroy the Dragon's ruby, King Eselred caught Robyn and seized the crown! In search of virtuous leaders, the magicians flew to the far corners of Ishmeria. Still,to this day, they struggle against Eselred's wrath. The key to saving Ishmeria is in the hands of one ruler, the ruler who will reunite the magic of Gemfire...

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