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 The Grand Master Ace	Tetris The Grand Master 3	Tetris Advance	Tetris Kiwamemichi	Tetris Worlds	The New Tetris
Hold	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Previews	3	3	3	6	3	3	3	6 or 1	6	6	3
Down locks if piece already landed	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No			No	No
Maximum Soft Drop speed	Native + Value	Native + Value	0.5G	0.5G	0.5G	0.5G	1G
Togglable Hold	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Togglable Infinity	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Togglable Ghost piece	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Togglable Hard drop	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Togglable Wallkicks	No	No	No	No	No	ARS, ARS2	Classic (TGM)	Yes
Standard Mode infinity limit				No		128	10?
Line Limit Mode	40	40	No	No	40	No	No	No			No
Limited total time (Ultra) Mode	3 mins	3 mins	No	No	2 mins	No	No	2 mins			3 mins (called Sprint)
7-bag randomizer (Random Generator)		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	History 6 Rolls
Death Condition	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Line at 22	Piece at 20
Standard marathon max level	15	15	15	20	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 no kick	3-corner no kick	3-corner	3-corner	3-corner	No	Line Clear			3-corner no wall	Immobile
B2B 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
Platform Category	Stationary Console	Handheld Gadget	Handheld Gadget	Handheld Console	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, lines containing squares
Kalinka	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Katjusha	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Korobeiniki	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No				Yes