Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2

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Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2
Developer(s)Arika
Publisher(s)Psikyo
Platform(s)Psikyo arcade PCB
Release2000
Gameplay info
Next pieces1
Playfield size10w
Hold pieceNo
Hard dropYes (Sonic Drop)

Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 is the second arcade game in Arika's TGM series. It is the first to introduce death mode, a faster variant of 20G mode.

Death mode

Tetrominoes always drop at 20G. To become a "death master", the player must meet two goals:

  1. Get to level 500 within 3:25.00; this will require a sustained rate of at least 105 tetrominoes per minute.
  2. Get to level 1000.

A video called Death 800 has floated around the Internet under the name Tetris Japan Finals. It is a video of a player reaching level 809 on death mode. Some other TGM2 death videos show the player winning.

Timings

Exact timings for death mode have been discovered:

Level ARE
(frames)
DAS delay
(frames)
Lock delay
(frames)
Line clear delay
(frames)
000 - 099 15 12 30 8
100 - 199 14 12 26 0
200 - 299 14 11 22 0
300 - 399 8 10 18 6
400 - 999 7 8 15 5

References