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 | |
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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 | 10? | |||||||||
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 |