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 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 | Feb 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 |