Push Gaming · 2022
Retro Tapes is a high volatility video slot by Push Gaming on a 6x9 Cluster Link grid. This page covers payouts, bonus modes and key figures.
The demo is free; the real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Read the odds clearly
This table shows what each figure means for your money before you start a round.
| Game setting | Amount in play |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| Return to player | 96.47% / 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x9 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$1,000,000 |
| Release date | 23/11/2022 |
Deciding whether this game suits you starts with its shape. Retro Tapes is a 6x9 Cluster Link grid with Music and Neon themes. Land five or more adjacent symbols of the same kind and that group pays. Winning symbols collapse, and new ones drop down to fill the gaps, so one spin can produce several wins in a row. The six cassette colours are the symbols you will see on the grid.
Picking a session style here means choosing how much bonus action you want. The Top Charts Feature starts when three or more Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere on the grid, and more symbols mean more Free Spins. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols then stay put while the grid fills. The Super Free Spins / Hits Feature adds a guaranteed Wild Multiplier Symbol.
Retro Tapes on screen
See for yourself what the free spins, bonus and win screens look like before you play.
Four modes to know
By the end you will know how each bonus starts and what it adds to a spin.
The Top Charts Feature starts with an organic trigger: 3+ Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere, giving 6/8/10/12 Free Spins for 3/4/5/6 symbols. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols stick in place. The grid fills every empty position until none remain, then the round auto-completes.
Base gameFree Spins
The Free Spins / Singles Feature is purchasable for 100x base bet (50.00 fun at 0.50 base). During it, up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can land and convert. RTP 96.71%.
Base game betConverted wilds
The Super Free Spins / Hits Feature is purchasable for 400x base bet (200.00 fun at 0.50 base). Up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can land and convert, and a guaranteed random-value Wild Multiplier Symbol is converted too. RTP 96.71%.
Base game stakeWild Multiplier
The base game starts on a 6 columns x 9 rows Cluster Link grid. Five or more adjacent same-symbol wins cascade and collapse. RTP 96.47%, and the win cap is 10,000x current bet.
Placing a betCluster wins
Pick a bonus buy knowing its price is a set multiple of your bet, so the amount moves with the bet you choose.
| Paid entry | Price tag | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins (Singles Feature) | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) | x400 · A$2,000 | – |
Deciding how much to stake starts with RTP, the share returned over time. Figures use A$100 staked as the basis, so single sessions can vary. The version we run is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.71% | Unavailable |
| Version 2 | 96.47% | Supported |
Real money payouts
Each payout below is in money at the A$2 example bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| A$ win | 12+ | 14+ | 17+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red cassette | A$50 | A$200 | A$400 | A$2,000 |
 Orange cassette | A$25 | A$100 | A$200 | A$1,000 |
 Pink cassette | A$10 | A$15 | A$30 | A$50 |
 Green cassette | A$10 | A$15 | A$30 | A$50 |
 Light-blue cassette | A$2 | A$4 | A$6 | A$10 |
 Grey cassette | A$2 | A$4 | A$6 | A$10 |
Know your stake
Worried about missing how a round works? These five steps show what happens, in order.
Pick your stake anywhere from A$0.10 up to A$100 before the first spin. Every win scales with that bet, and the cap is 10,000x the current bet.
Look for five or more matching cassettes that touch side by side on the 6x9 grid. Those clusters pay, then cascade away and collapse so new symbols fall into the gaps.
Note Wild Multiplier, Magnetic Symbol, Sticky Wild, Retrigger, Scatter and Tumble, all listed as features of this slot. Each one keeps the name the game shows on screen.
Land three or more Wild Tape Symbols anywhere on the grid and the free spins begin, with more symbols giving more spins.
Set your spend limit and stop point before the first spin, because no one can know how a session will go.
Learn the reels first
Useful before your first spin, when you want to see how Retro Tapes plays.
Choose the demo to see the reels first. It needs no money and pays nothing, while real play needs an account and you must be 18 or older.
Play real moneyDeciding to spin Retro Tapes means accepting that nobody can tell in advance when the Top Charts Feature will trigger. How often it comes is not known before you play. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP. Two players with the same bet can finish with very different balances, and no figure on this page predicts which of those outcomes you will get.
Deciding which RTP to play starts with the game rules. Which RTP version runs here is shown only in those rules, so read them before your first spin rather than guessing from the lobby thumbnail or a friend's report.
Setting your bet starts with the maximum win, which is a ceiling and not a target for any session. That ceiling is reached very rarely, so set each session budget around your bankroll, not around the top prize.
Retro Tapes, quick facts
Useful before your first spin, when you want the bonus, the win cap or the RTP explained.
Three or more Wild Tape Symbols that land anywhere on the grid start the free spins. Three symbols give 6 free spins, four give 8, five give 10 and six give 12.
Yes, Retro Tapes has high volatility. Big wins come less often than small ones, but they can be large when they land, so one session can vary widely.
You can play Retro Tapes with fun money before you stake real money. Fun mode lets you learn the 6x9 grid, the Cluster Link layout and how the features run.
The maximum win is 10,000 times the current bet. At the example top bet of A$5 that means A$50,000, and at the highest allowed bet of A$100 it reaches A$1,000,000. Nobody can predict whether a session comes near that figure.
Retro Tapes offers two paid features. Free Spins cost 100 times the base bet, and Super Free Spins cost 400 times the base bet. With the A$5 example bet, the prices are A$500 and A$2,000, so they rise with your stake.
The base game has an RTP of 96.47%, and the paid features have 96.71%. RTP is a long-run average over many rounds, so one session can end well above or well below it. The other versions in this series, RetroVerse and Retro Sweets, each carry their own RTP.
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Play is for players aged 18+ only. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can lose before the first spin, and keep that amount aside for play only. Once it is gone, the session ends.
Pick your stop point before you start, and keep to it after a big win as well as after a loss.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, not during a session. A limit you set when calm is the one you keep.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun, and close the lobby for a while. If you feel pulled back, self-exclude through BetStop.
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