Guideline compliant game differences

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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