The games are best played (least input lag) on a real PCB, but in terms of emulation you might have some success with Zinc for TGM1, and ShmupMAMETGM for TGM2+. Keep in mind that you will need the ZN1 BIOS and TGM1 ROMs for TGM1, and the tgm2 and tgm2p ROMs for TGM2+.
The TGM series requires some serious time and dedication to become good at, but even that isn't enough without a good strategy guide! Luckily, there is a really good one in English (thanks to Villadelfia for translating from the original Japanese and Kitaru for hosting it).
TGM1 and TGM2+ Master scores are ranked by grade, then Mastering Time (the time at which you got your final grade).
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Tetris The Grand Master 1
Rank--Name----------------Grade - Lvl @ M. Time - Date
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1--Kitaru-----------------Gm - 999 @ 09:54:90 - 12/02/11 - PCB
2--KevinDDR---------------Gm - 999 @ 09:59:83 - 03/18/11 - PCB
3--Ex_Mosquito------------Gm - 999 @ 11:39:53 - 27/11/14 - PCB
3--Ghegs------------------S1 - 414 @ 06:38:06 - 05/12/12 - PCB
4--davewellington---------1 - 299 @ 07:02:76 - 11/29/11 - PCB
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Tetris: The Absolute The Grand Master 2+
MASTER MODE
Rank--Name-----------------Grad - Lvl @ M. Time - Date - Comment
1--Kitaru-----------------Gm - 999 @ 08:11:48 - 12/02/11
2--KevinDDR---------------Gm - 999 @ 08:21:71 - 05/08/11 - Orange Line GM, Best M in 08:10:68
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Tetris: The Absolute The Grand Master 2+
DEATH MODE
NAME ------------- Lvl @ Time |
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1--Kitaru ------------ 999 @ 6:01:86
2--KevinDDR ---------- 999 @ 6:11:35