The following table lists differences in game rules among games vaguely believed to somewhat attempt to closely follow some of the Tetris Guideline in part 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 | lock delay reset up to 5 times |
| Maximum G | 20G | ? | 20G | 20G | ? | 20G | 7G | 20G | 7G | 1G | 20G | 20G | 20G | 20G, with post entry delay | 2.36G | 2.36G | ? | 20G | 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 | 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 | tetrisimplementation 1.1 | |
| 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 | 40 lines |
| 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 | 2 mins or 3 mins |
| 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 | 7-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 | lock out (piece locked above the interior is a game over) |
| 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 | 20 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | tetrisimplementation 1.1 | |
| 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 | Apr '20 |
| 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 | Microsoft Windows |
| Move sound | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Spin sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 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 | Yes | |||
| "Kalinka" song | Yes | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (late unlock) | No | No | |||
| "Katjusha" song | No | ? | Yes (as part of medley) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | 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 | No |