Push Gaming · 2022
Retro Tapes is a high-volatility 6x9 video slot from Push Gaming with a music and neon theme. The figures come first, then rounds, modes and limits.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
6 columns by 9 rows make up the Retro Tapes grid, and wins form as clusters of touching symbols. Five or more matching cassettes that touch side by side make a win. The theme blends Music and Neon, and six cassette colours make up the symbols. Each winning cluster cascades and collapses, and fresh symbols fall into the gaps until no cluster forms.
3 Wild Tape Symbols that land anywhere trigger the Top Charts Feature, which awards 6, 8, 10 or 12 Free Spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 symbols. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols stick to the grid, and the feature keeps filling empty positions until none remain. Sticky Wild, Magnetic Symbol, Retrigger and Scatter round out the feature set.
Know what you stake
Many players read RTP as a promise, so this table shows what each figure means.
| How to read | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP | 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 |
Know each trigger first
After reading, you will know how each bonus starts and what it gives before you spin.
The mode starts when 3+ Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere. 3, 4, 5 or 6 symbols give 6, 8, 10 or 12 Free Spins. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols stick, and the grid fills every empty position until none remain, then the round auto-completes.
Base game spins6-12 free spins
This mode is purchasable for 100x base bet. Once it starts, up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can land and convert during the free spins round.
Base game, purchaseFree spins
Purchasable for 400x base bet, this mode lets up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols convert. A guaranteed Wild Multiplier Symbol with a random value also converts.
Purchase menuWild Multiplier
The base game uses a 6 columns x 9 rows Cluster Link grid. Each cluster of 5+ adjacent same-symbol symbols wins, then cascades and collapses. Wins are capped at 10,000x current bet.
Bet placedCluster wins
Retro Tapes paytable
The payouts below are in money at the example bet of A$0.40, and more matching symbols pay more.
| Symbol | 12+ | 14+ | 17+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red cassette | A$10 | A$40 | A$80 | A$400 |
 Orange cassette | A$5 | A$20 | A$40 | A$200 |
 Pink cassette | A$2 | A$3 | A$6 | A$10 |
 Green cassette | A$2 | A$3 | A$6 | A$10 |
 Light-blue cassette | A$0.40 | A$0.80 | A$1.20 | A$2 |
 Grey cassette | A$0.40 | A$0.80 | A$1.20 | A$2 |
100 times the bet buys the Singles Feature, 400 times buys the Hits Feature, so at A$5 they cost A$500 and A$2,000.
| Round type | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins (Singles Feature) | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) | x400 · A$2,000 | – |
96.47% means that over a long run the game returns about A$96.47 for every A$100 staked. The version running here is shown in the game rules.
| Payback level | RTP | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.71% | No |
| Version 2 | 96.47% | Yes |
Inside a live round
Bitstarz Casino shows each screen as it looks in the lobby, so you know what to expect.
Know each step
After this, you will know each step from bet to payout in one round.
A$0.10 is the lowest stake and A$100 the highest. Every win is a multiple of the bet you set, so the same cascade pays more at A$5 than at A$0.40.
5 or more adjacent cassettes of one symbol form a win on the 6x9 Cluster Link grid. Winning symbols cascade and collapse, so new ones can form further wins.
9 features are listed for Retro Tapes. The base game runs on Tumble cascades and Cluster Link wins, with Wild Multiplier and Sticky Wild working in the bonus rounds.
3 Wild Tape Symbols anywhere start the free spins: 6 spins for 3, 12 for 6. Up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols convert during the spins, and carried-over symbols stay put.
A$0.40 is the paytable bet, and each spin costs that much before any win. Set a budget first, and call 1800 858 858 if play stops feeling fun.
Test it before staking
Useful before your first spin, when you want to see how the grid behaves before staking.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs an account with Bitstarz Casino and you must be 18 or older.
Deposit and play6x9 is the grid, and the Top Charts Feature starts when 3 or more Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere on it. How often that happens is not known in advance. Each spin is random, so one session can bring the feature early, late, or not at all, whatever the RTP says about the long run.
96.47% belongs to the base game, and 96.71% applies to the Free Spins / Singles Feature and the Super Free Spins / Hits Feature. Only the game rules show which version this lobby runs. Read them before the first spin, since the figures on this page cannot tell you which version is live.
10,000x the bet is the maximum win of Retro Tapes, which is A$1,000,000 at the highest bet of A$100. That ceiling is reached very rarely. Treat it as the top edge of the scale, not as a target.
Players must be 18+. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide the total you can afford to lose before the first spin, because a single Super Free Spins buy costs A$2,000 at a A$5 bet.
Choose your stopping point before you start, and keep to it after a win, since the next result cannot be known in advance.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, and check them against the cost of a feature buy.
If the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop, the national register, before the next session.
Know what to expect
Each answer settles one point about Retro Tapes before you play for real money.
Yes. Retro Tapes offers two paid features, Free Spins (Singles Feature) at 100 times the base bet and Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) at 400 times. At the A$5 example bet they cost A$500 and A$2,000.
Free spins start in the Top Charts Feature when 3 or more Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere on the grid. Three symbols give 6 Free Spins, four give 8, five give 10 and six give 12. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize Symbols stick to their positions.
Volatility is high, so results are uneven and the gap between small and large wins is wide. How often a big win lands cannot be known in advance, and the win cap is 10,000x the bet.
Retro Tapes can be played with fun credits, so no real money is staked. At a 0.50 base bet, the buy prices read 50.00 fun for Free Spins and 200.00 fun for Super Free Spins.
Retro Tapes has 96.47% RTP in the Base Game and 96.71% in the Free Spins and Super Free Spins features. RTP is a long-run average over many rounds, not a promise for one session.
Retro Tapes sits between its series siblings on RTP, with RetroVerse at 96.24% and Retro Sweets at 96.49%. The 10,000x win cap is the same across all three, so the RTP is the main figure that separates them.
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