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 Evolution | Tetris Zone | 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 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Next pieces shown | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 or 1 | 6 | 3(GBA) 6(Others) |
3 |
| Lock delay cancel using down key | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| Maximum soft drop speed | Native + Value | Native + Value | 0.5G | 0.5G | Native + Value | 0.5G | 1G | 0.5G | Native + Value? | |||||
| Togglable hold piece | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |||
| Togglable Infinity | Infinite, Extended, Classic (Single Player only) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (GC, Xbox) / No (PS2, PC, GBA) | ||
| Togglable ghost piece | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Togglable hard drop | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||
| Togglable wall kicks | No | No | No | No | No | No | ARS, ARS2 | Classic (TGM) | Yes | No | No | |||
| Standard Mode infinity limit | Selectable | 15(Marathon/Challenge) 10(Master) No(Sprint) |
No | 128 | 8 rotations or 10 movements | No | No | |||||||
| Maximum G | 20G | 20G | 20G | 20G | 20G | 5G? | 1G | |||||||
| ARE | Sprint:No Others:Yes |
No | Ignores player's input for a little time | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||
| Tetris Evolution | Tetris Zone | 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 (called Race) | 40 (called Sprint) | 40 | 40 | No | No | 40 | 40 | No | No | No | No | 150 (called Ultra) | |
| Limited total time (Ultra) mode | 1,3,5 mins | 10 mins (called Challenge) | 3 mins | 3 mins | No | No | 2 mins | 3 mins | No | No | 2 mins | 2 mins reset after level up |
3 mins (called Sprint) | |
| 7-bag randomizer (Random Generator) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | History 6 Rolls | Yes | Yes | No (totally random?) | |||
| Top out | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Line at 22 | Piece at 20 | Piece at 20 | Piece at 20(GBA) Line at 22(Others) |
Any part of a piece above 20 | ||
| Standard marathon mode max level | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 999 | 99 | 15 | No visible "level" | ||
| Level advancement requirement | Variable Lines (Marathon, Challenge) / 10 Lines (Master) | 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 nerfed kick | 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 | No | 3-corner T no wall | Immobile | ||
| Twists of pieces other than T recognised | All | |||||||||||||
| Back-to-Back recognition | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris only | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | No | No | No | Tetris only | No | ||
| Known guideline version | 2006? | 2005? | 2006 | 2006? | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2002 | 2002? | 2002? | None (Defines 2002 guideline itself) | None | |
| Tetris Evolution | Tetris Zone | 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 | |
| Release date | Mar 07 | Feb 07 | Sep 06 | Sep 06 | Sep 06 | May 06 | Mar 06 | Dec 05 | Mar 05 | Nov 03 | Nov 03 | Nov 01 | Jul 99 | |
| Platform category | Stationary Console | PC | 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 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Spin sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Line-specific clear sounds | Yes | All w/ voice for Tetris & T-Spin | Tetris only | Tetris only | All | Tetris only | All w/ voice | No | All | Tetris only(GBA) All w/ voice(Others) |
Tetris, twist, lines containing squares | |||
| "Kalinka" song | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes (late unlock) | ||||
| "Katjusha" song | Yes (as part of medley) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||
| "Korobeiniki" song | Yes (as part of medley) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |