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 Friends	Tetris Party	Tetris Online (Japan)	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 (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC)	Tetris Worlds (GBA)	The New Tetris	Tetris Best	Tetris Best 2	Tetris at tetris.com
Hold piece	Yes (except 1989/n-blox)	Yes (standard modes)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Destroys tetriminoes	Yes
Next pieces shown	5 4(Survival) 1(1989/n-blox)	6 3(Local 3/4 Player)	2 to 6 6(For CPU Player)	2	3	3	3	3	6	3	4	3	3	6 or 1	6	6	3	3	3	0 to 6	3
Lock delay cancel using down key			No		No	Yes	No	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
Togglable hold piece	No	No	No		No	Yes (by changing control settings)	No	No	No	No		No	No	Yes	Yes	Arcade mode only	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Togglable Infinity	No	No	No	Infinite, Extended, Classic (Single Player only)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No		No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (GC, Xbox) / No (PS2, PC)	No		No	No	No
Togglable ghost piece	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes
Togglable hard drop	No	No	No			No	No	No	Yes	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Togglable wall kicks	No	No	No		No	No	No	No	No	No		ARS, ARS2	Classic (TGM)	Yes	No	No	No	No	SRS/ARS toggle	SRS/ARS toggle	No
Standard Mode infinity limit	15 movements? (except 1989/n-blox)	15 movements?	7 rotations or 6 movements	Selectable	15(Marathon/Challenge) 10(Master) No(Sprint)				No			128	8 rotations or 10 movements	No		No	No		Infinity	Infinity	15
Maximum G	less than 20G	less than 20G	20G		20G	20G		7G	20G	7G	1G	20G	20G	20G	20G (but with post entry delay)	2.36G	2.36G		less than 1G (but 20G can be enabled)	less than 1G	20G
ARE	No	Yes	No		Sprint:No Others:Yes	No	No, but ignores player's input for a little time		No		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No, but short processing fall	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Tetris Friends	Tetris Party	Tetris Online (Japan)	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 (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC)	Tetris Worlds (GBA)	The New Tetris	Tetris Best	Tetris at tetris.com	Tetris Best 2
Line limit mode	40 (called Sprint)	No (except standard 150-line marathon)	40 (called Time Attack)	40 (called Race)	40 (called Sprint)	40	40	No	25 (called Line Clear)	40	40	No	No	No	No	No	No	150 (called Ultra)	No	No	No
Limited total time (Ultra) mode	2 mins	No (except Shadow mode, 3 mins)	10 mins (called Challenge, level timer exists)	1,3,5 mins	10 mins (called Challenge, level timer exists)	3 mins	3 mins	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	No	No
7-bag randomizer (Random Generator)	Yes	Yes	No (8-bag) Yes (For CPU Player)	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	History 6 Rolls	Yes	Yes	No (square mode) No, but bag-based (fusion mode) Yes (all other modes)	No (square mode) No, but bag-based (fusion mode) Yes (all other modes)	No (63-bag generator)	Yes, togglable	No (6-bag generator, but labeled as 7-bag), togglable	Yes
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	Piece at 20	Piece at 20	Piece at 20	Line at 22	Piece at 20	Any part of a piece above 20	Spawn blockage	Spawn Blockage
Standard marathon mode max level	15 (Marathon) / 21 (Survival)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	20	15	15	15	999	99	20	15	15	No visible "level"	No visible "level"	No Visible Level	No maximum level
Level advancement requirement	5*Level Lines (Marathon) / 10 Lines (Survival)	10 Lines	Variable Points	Variable Lines	5*Level Points (Marathon, Challenge) / 10 Lines (Master)	10 Lines (Marathon) / 4 Lines (Extra)	Variable 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"	No visible "level"	No visible level	10 lines
T-spin recognition	3-corner T (except 1989/n-blox)	3-corner T no kick	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 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	Immobile	Immobile
Twists of pieces other than T recognised	No	No							No							Some (square mode) None (all other modes)	Some (square mode) None (all other modes)	All	All	All, but no bonus points	None
Back-to-Back recognition	Tetris/T-spin (except 1989/n-blox)	Tetris/T-spin	Tetris/T-spin	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	Tetris only	No	No	No	Tetris/T-Spin
Known guideline version			?	2006?	2005?	2006	2006?	2005	2005	2005	2002?	2005	2002	2002?	2002?	2001 (it even defines the 2002 guideline itself)	?, but defines the 2002 guideline	1999 (made before Tetris Guideline)	?	?	?
	Tetris Friends	Tetris Party	Tetris Online (Japan)	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 (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC)	Tetris Worlds (GBA)	The New Tetris	Tetris Best	Tetris at tetris.com
Release date (month 'year)	Mar '09?	Oct '08	Jun '07?	Mar '07	Feb '07	Sep '06	Sep '06	Sep '06	May '06	Mar '06	Mar '12	Dec '05	Mar '05	Nov '03	Nov '03	Nov '01	Nov '01	Jul '99	Jan '17 (before features like hold, ghost, ...)	Jun '17	'14
Platform category	PC	Stationary Console	PC	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	PC	PC	PC
Move sound	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Spin sound	Yes	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	Tetris, T-Spin, Combo, and All Clear	All w/ voice for non-single line clears	Yes	All w/ voice for Tetris & T-Spin		Tetris only	Tetris only	All	Tetris only		All w/ voice	No	All		All w/ voice	Tetris only	Tetris, twist, lines containing squares	No	No	Tetris only
"Kalinka" song	Yes, only in Arena	Yes	Yes		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	No	No			No	Yes (late unlock)	Yes	Reversed	No
"Katjusha" song	Yes	Yes	No		Yes (as part of medley)	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	No	No			Yes		No	No	No
"Korobeiniki" song	Yes	Yes	No		Yes (as part of medley)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	No		Yes, only in Arcade	Yes	Yes	Yes	Reversed	Yes (3 versions)