Guideline compliant game differences

The following table lists differences in game rules among games believed to follow the Tetris Guideline published by The Tetris Company.

A blank cell denotes a yet unchecked element.

	Tetris: New Century	iPod Tetris	Tetris Gold	Tetris DS	Tetris Black	Tetris Deluxe	Tetris The Grand Master Ace	Tetris The Grand Master 3	Tetris Advance	Tetris Kiwamemichi	Tetris Worlds	The New Tetris
Hold piece	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Next pieces shown	3	3	3	6	3	4	3	3	6 or 1	6	6	3
Lock delay cancel using down key	Yes	No	No	Yes	No		No	No			No	No
Maximum soft drop speed	Native + Value	Native + Value	0.5G	0.5G	Native + Value		0.5G	1G
Togglable hold piece	No	No	No	No	No		No	No	Yes			No
Togglable Infinity	Yes	No	No	No	No		No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (GC, Xbox) / No (PS2, PC, GBA)
Togglable ghost piece	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Togglable hard drop	No	No	No	Yes	No		No	No				No
Togglable wall kicks	No	No	No	No	No		ARS, ARS2	Classic (TGM)	Yes			No
Standard Mode infinity limit				No			128	8 rotations or 10 movements
	Tetris: New Century	iPod Tetris	Tetris Gold	Tetris DS	Tetris Black	Tetris Deluxe	Tetris The Grand Master Ace	Tetris The Grand Master 3	Tetris Advance	Tetris Kiwamemichi	Tetris Worlds	The New Tetris
Line limit mode	40	40	No	No	40	40	No	No	No			150 (called Ultra)
Limited total time (Ultra) mode	3 mins	3 mins	No	No	2 mins	3 mins	No	No	2 mins			3 mins (called Sprint)
7-bag randomizer (Random Generator)		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	History 6 Rolls				No (totally random?)
Top out	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22		Line at 22	Piece at 20				Any part of a piece above 20
Standard marathon mode max level	15	15	15	20	15	15	15	999				No visible "level"
Level advancement requirement		Variable Lines	Variable Lines	10 Lines	Variable Lines		10 Lines	Drop or Clear	Variable Lines		Variable Lines	No visible "level"
T-spin recognition	3-corner T no kick	3-corner T no kick	3-corner T	3-corner T	3-corner T		No	Clear a line using a T, with final action being rotation			3-corner T no wall	Immobile
Back-to-Back recognition	Tetris/T-spin	Tetris only	Tetris/T-spin	Tetris/T-spin	Tetris/T-spin		No	No			Tetris only	No
Known guideline version	2006	2006?	2005	2005	2005		2005	2002	2002?	2002?	None	None
Release date	Sep 06	Sep 06	Sep 06	May 06	Mar 06		Dec 05	Mar 05	Nov 03	Nov 03	Nov 01	Jul 99
	Tetris: New Century	iPod Tetris	Tetris Gold	Tetris DS	Tetris Black	Tetris Deluxe	Tetris The Grand Master Ace	Tetris The Grand Master 3	Tetris Advance	Tetris Kiwamemichi	Tetris Worlds	The New Tetris
Platform category	Stationary Console	Handheld Gadget	Handheld Gadget	Handheld Console	Handheld Gadget	Handheld Gadget	Stationary Console	Arcade	Handheld Console	Arcade, Stationary Console	Stationary Console, PC, Handheld Console	Stationary Console
Move sound	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No		Yes	No				Yes
Spin sound	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No		Yes	No				Yes
Line-specific clear sounds		Tetris only	Tetris only	All	Tetris only		All w/ voice	No			All w/ voice	Tetris, twist, lines containing squares
"Kalinka" song	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	No				Yes (late unlock)
"Katjusha" song	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	No
"Korobeiniki" song	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No				Yes