The following table lists differences in game rules among games believed to attempt to closely follow the Tetris Guideline published by The Tetris Company. Cells left blank or with a question mark are not yet known.
| Tetris Online (Japan) | Tetris Evolution | Tetris Zone | Tetris: New Century | iPod Tetris | Online-tetris.ru | Tetris Gold | Tetris DS | Tetris Black | Tetris Deluxe | Tetris The Grand Master Ace | Tetris The Grand Master 3 | Tetris Advance | Tetris Kiwamemichi | Tetris Worlds (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC) | Tetris Worlds (GBA) | The New Tetris | Tetris at tetris.com | tetrisimplementation 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold piece | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Next pieces shown | 2 6(For CPU Player) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 or 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Lock delay cancel using down key | No | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No |
| Maximum soft drop speed | 0.5G | ? | ? | Native + Value | Native + Value | ? | 0.5G | 0.5G | Native + Value | ? | 0.5G | 1G | 0.5G | ? | Native * 20 | Native * 20 | ? | 0.5G | customizable |
| Togglable hold piece | No | ? | No | Yes (by changing control settings) | No | ? | No | No | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Arcade mode only | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Togglable Infinity | No | Infinite, Extended, Classic (Single Player only) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (GC, Xbox) / No (PS2, PC) | No | No | ? | No |
| Togglable ghost piece | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
| Togglable hard drop | No | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Togglable wall kicks | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ARS, ARS2 | Classic (TGM) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No (uses an unofficial variation of I kicks) |
| Standard Mode infinity limit | 7 rotations or 6 movements | Selectable | 15(Marathon/Challenge) 10(Master) No(Sprint) |
? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | 128 | 8 rotations or 10 movements | No | ? | No | No | ? | 15 | |
| Maximum G | 20G | ? | 20G | 20G | ? | 20G | 7G | 20G | 7G | 1G | 20G | 20G | 20G | 20G, with post entry delay | 2.36G | 2.36G | ? | 20G | |
| ARE | No | ? | Sprint:No Others:Yes |
No | Ignores player's input for a little time | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short processing fall | No | Yes | No | |
| Tetris Online (Japan) | Tetris Evolution | Tetris Zone | Tetris: New Century | iPod Tetris | Online-tetris.ru | Tetris Gold | Tetris DS | Tetris Black | Tetris Deluxe | Tetris The Grand Master Ace | Tetris The Grand Master 3 | Tetris Advance | Tetris Kiwamemichi | Tetris Worlds (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC) | Tetris Worlds (GBA) | The New Tetris | Tetris at tetris.com | ||
| Line limit mode | 40 (called Time Attack) | 40 (called Race) | 40 (called Sprint) | 40 | 40 | No | No | 25 (called Line Clear) | 40 | 40 | No | No | No | No | No | No | 150 (called Ultra) | No | |
| Limited total time (Ultra) mode | 10 mins (called Challenge, level timer exists) | 1,3,5 mins | 10 mins (called Challenge, level timer exists) | 3 mins | 3 mins | No | No | No | 2 mins | 3 mins | No | No | 2 mins | No | 2 mins reset after level up |
2 mins reset after level up |
3 mins (called Sprint) | No | |
| Bag randomizer (Random Generator) | 8-bag, 7-bag for CPU Player |
7-bag | 7-bag | ? | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag | History 6 Rolls | 7-bag | 7-bag | 7-bag (most modes) None (square mode) |
7-bag (most modes) None (square mode) |
63-bag | 14-bag | |
| 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 | Line at 22 | ? | Line at 22 | Piece at 20 | Piece at 20 | Piece at 20 | Line at 22 | Piece at 20 | Any part of a piece above 20 | Line at 20 | |
| Standard marathon mode max level | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 999 | 99 | 20 | 15 | 15 | No visible "level" | No maximum level | |
| Level advancement requirement | Variable Points | Variable Lines | 5*Level Points (Marathon, Challenge) / 10 Lines (Master) | 10 Lines (Marathon) / 4 Lines (Extra) | Variable Lines | 10 lines | 5*Level Points | 10 Lines | 5*Level Points | 10 Lines (But "Lines" is not true lines) | 10 Lines | Drop or Clear | Variable Lines | 10 Lines (Home mode) / Drop or Clear (Arcade mode) | 5*Level Points | 5*Level Points | No visible "level" | 10 Lines | |
| T-spin recognition | 3-corner T nerfed kick (will register on a triple) | 3-corner T no kick | 3-corner T nerfed kick (will not register on a triple) | 3-corner T no kick | 3-corner T no kick | 3-corner T no kick | 3-corner T nerfed kick (will register on a triple, no visual effect differences) | Single Player: 3-corner T nerfed kick (will register on a triple, no visual effect differences) Multiplayer: 3-corner T |
3-corner T nerfed kick (will register on a triple, no visual effect differences) | No | Clear a line using a T, with final action being rotation | No | ? | 3-corner T no wall | 3-corner T no wall | Immobile | 3-corner T | ||
| Twists of pieces other than T recognised | None | None | None | None | Some (square mode) None (all other modes) |
Some (square mode) None (all other modes) |
All | None | |||||||||||
| Back-to-Back recognition | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris only | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | Tetris/T-spin | No | No | No | Tetris only | Tetris only | No | Tetris/T-spin | |||
| Known guideline version | 2005? | 2006? | 2005? | 2006 | 2006? | ? | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2002? | 2005 | 2002 | 2002? | 2002? | 2002 (it even defines the guideline itself) | 2002 (it even defines the guideline itself) | None (before Tetris Guideline) | ? | |
| Tetris Online (Japan) | Tetris Evolution | Tetris Zone | Tetris: New Century | iPod Tetris | Online-tetris.ru | Tetris Gold | Tetris DS | Tetris Black | Tetris Deluxe | Tetris The Grand Master Ace | Tetris The Grand Master 3 | Tetris Advance | Tetris Kiwamemichi | Tetris Worlds (all other platforms) | Tetris Worlds (GBA) | The New Tetris | Tetris at tetris.com | ||
| Release date (Month 'year) | Jun '07 | Mar '07 | Feb '07 | Sep '06 | Sep '06 | Feb'17 | Sep '06 | May '06 | Mar '06 | Mar '04 | Dec '05 | Mar '05 | Nov '03 | Nov '03 | Nov '01 | Nov '01 | Jul '99 | ??? '14 | |
| Platform category | PC | Stationary Console | PC | Stationary Console | Handheld Gadget | Browser | Handheld Gadget | Handheld Console | Handheld Gadget | Handheld Gadget | Stationary Console | Arcade | Handheld Console | Arcade, Stationary Console | Stationary Console, PC | Handheld Console | Stationary Console | PC | |
| Move sound | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| Spin sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Line-specific clear sounds | All w/ voice for non-single line clears | Yes | All w/ voice for Tetris & T-Spin | Tetris only | Yes | Tetris only | All | Tetris only | All w/ voice | No | All | All w/ voice | Tetris only | Tetris, twist, lines containing squares | Tetris only | ||||
| "Kalinka" song | Yes | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (late unlock) | No | ||||
| "Katjusha" song | No | ? | Yes (as part of medley) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
| "Korobeiniki" song | No | ? | Yes (as part of medley) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes, only in Arcade | Yes | Yes | Three versions |