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	No				No			128	8 rotations or 10 movements	No		No
	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	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?		2006	2006?	2005	2005	2005		2005	2002	2002?	2002?	None	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