<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzle	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Arika	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
1998	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Absolute	O
–	O
The	O
Grand	O
Master	O
2	O
in	O
October	O
2000	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
Plus	O
version	O
released	O
December	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
3	O
–	O
Terror‑Instinct	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Japan	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
Tetris	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
released	O
10	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
,	O
awarding	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
higher	O
grade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Arika	O
president	O
Ichiro	O
Mihara	O
posted	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
a	O
formal	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
series	O
was	O
being	O
delayed	O
,	O
thus	O
revealing	O
that	O
a	O
home	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Arika	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
licensed	O
the	O
first	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Absolute	O
–	O
The	O
Grand	O
Master	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
additional	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
new	O
modes	O
is	O
the	O
Master	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
the	O
classic	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
larger	O
speed	O
increases	O
,	O
more	O
requirements	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
M	O
or	O
GM	O
grades	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
challenge	O
when	O
the	O
M	O
rank	O
is	O
achieved	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
survive	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
handicap	O
of	O
the	O
tetrominoes	O
turning	O
invisible	O
upon	O
locking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Absolute	O
–	O
The	O
Grand	O
Master	O
2	O
Plus	O
,	O
added	O
additional	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
TGM+	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
rising	O
garbage	O
blocks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
field	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
T.A.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
3	O
–	O
Terror‑Instinct	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
now	O
runs	O
on	O
PC-based	O
hardware	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Taito	B-Application
Type	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modes	O
include	O
Easy	O
,	O
Sakura	O
(	O
a	O
puzzle	O
mode	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Device
With	O
Cardcaptor	O
Sakura	O
:	O
Eternal	O
Heart	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
traditional	O
Master	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
Shirase	O
(	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
T.A.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
World	O
and	O
Classic	O
Rules	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
added	O
by	O
Arika	O
due	O
to	O
The	O
Tetris	B-Device
Company	O
's	O
then-recent	O
policy	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
exclusive	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
licensing	O
restriction	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2004	O
Arika	O
announced	O
TGM-K	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
4	O
–	O
The	O
Masters	O
of	O
Round	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
4	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
RingWide	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titled	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
The	O
Grand	O
Master	O
2015	O
reflecting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Device
license	O
or	O
planned	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
