by Push Gaming
Retro Tapes is the first of Push Gaming's three Retro titles, and its published return of 96.47% sits between the two that followed: Retro Sweets prints higher, RetroVerse lower. For a British player picking through the family, that makes this 2022 cassette build the middle option rather than the generous one. The game itself is a 6 by 9 cluster pays grid with high volatility and a 10,000x cap, where the gold Wild Tape doubles as scatter and three or more open the Top Charts feature. Two bonus buys are offered at 100x and 400x the base bet, both printing a slightly higher return than the base game.
For a player in Britain, Retro Tapes opens with the playable state. Cluster pays is the stated mechanic. Six cassette tapes sit on a 6 by 9 grid. A win needs five matching tapes touching across or down. Tumble removes the winners, then the remaining tapes collapse. The Wild, coins, Magnetic Symbol and extra spins carry words or numbers. Colour supports the read. It does not carry the rules.
The paytable turns colour into rank. Red tape leads the six regular symbols. Grey and light-blue tape share the lowest tier. Pink and green share the middle tier. The printed ladder runs from five tapes to twenty or more. At the top, twenty red tapes pay 1000x the total bet. The build is High volatility, yet the captured rules do not print that rating.
The base game resolves each cluster as it forms. Top Charts Feature changes the timing. Triggering Wild Tape symbols and carried Instant Prize symbols stay fixed. Empty cells then fill with Wild, Wild Multiplier, Instant Prize, Magnetic Symbol, Extra Spin or Blank Tape. Instant Prize symbols stick. Their clusters are judged together at the end. The player watches value assemble before value is confirmed.
| Purchase | Price | Printed RTP | Documented difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Spins / Singles Feature | 100x base bet | 96.71% | Up to six Wild Tape symbols can land |
| Super Free Spins / Hits Feature | 400x base bet | 96.71% | Adds a guaranteed random Wild Multiplier |
The stake list frames the session before the feature is considered. The demo record runs from 0.10 fun to 100.00 fun. The rules define base bet as the total bet. The default RTP is 96.47%. The round cap is 10,000x the current bet amount. The two captured purchases ended at 3.50 fun and 10.00 fun. Those rounds are evidence of cost, not promises. For a British player, the game offers a clear read and a high entry price.
Retro Tapes documents three player choices with distinct consequences. Three choices are documented: the buy, the base bet, and the Autoplay count. The buys differ in price and in one guaranteed symbol, not in listed RTP. The base bet sets the fun price of any buy. It also sets the fun value of the 10,000x cap. Autoplay sets how many spins run without a click.
Every listed mode runs on one 6-column, 9-row cluster grid. The Top Charts Feature opens only after three or more Wild Tape scatters land in the base game. Two bonus buys enter the same round directly, at different prices and starting conditions.
| Base Game | This mode runs on every spin without a purchase or a trigger. Five or more adjacent matching cassette tapes pay and vanish. The board collapses and refills until no new cluster forms. Wild Tapes that join a win stay put and gain 1x on their own multiplier. Three or more Wild Tapes anywhere start the Top Charts Feature. Those tapes carry their multipliers into it. |
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| Top Charts Feature | Three to six Wild Tape scatters award 6, 8, 10 or 12 free spins. Only this path opens the round without a purchase. The triggering Wild Tapes and any Instant Prizes on the grid stay fixed. Every empty cell then fills with Wild Tapes, Wild Multipliers, Instant Prizes, Magnets, Extra Spins or Blank Tapes. Each new Wild Tape adds two spins. Instant Prize clusters pay only after the grid runs out of empty cells. |
| Free Spins / Singles Feature | This buy jumps straight into the Top Charts round for 100x the base bet. That is 50.00 fun at a 0.50 base bet. Up to six Wild Tapes land already converted into their sticky multiplier form. The same fill and auto-complete rules then take over. No Wild Multiplier is guaranteed at this price. The listed RTP is 96.71%. |
| Super Free Spins / Hits Feature | This buy costs 400x the base bet, four times the Singles price. That is 200.00 fun at a 0.50 base bet. Up to six Wild Tapes land converted, plus one guaranteed Wild Multiplier of a random 1x, 2x, 3x or 5x. That star passes its value to every Wild Tape in view. It then turns into a random Instant Prize. The listed RTP stays 96.71%, matching the cheaper entry. |
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Retro Tapes uses cluster pays on a 6x9 grid of cassette symbols. The loop is one spin at a time. Set the Total Bet if needed. Press Spin. Watch adjacent matches of 5 or more collapse and refill until the round settles.
A modal titled Enable Sounds asks whether to enable sounds. Select YES or NO. The choice sets audio only, and the Retro Tapes splash appears next.
On the splash, select CLICK TO CONTINUE. The base game opens with a 6x9 grid of cassette symbols. Balance, Total Bet, and Spin are available.
Press Spin. The grid lands symbols. Clusters of 5 or more matching cassette tapes pay when touching horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols tumble away, and new symbols drop in until no further cluster forms.
Retro
Retro Tapes runs no Push Bet. Both later Retro builds add one. Retro Sweets sells guaranteed scatter tiers, and RetroVerse sells feature-trigger boosts. The bonus buy here costs 100x for Free Spins and 400x for Super Free Spins, while RetroVerse prices its Super round at 280x. Default RTP is 96.47%, between Retro Sweets at 96.49% and RetroVerse at 96.24%. Either purchased round pays 96.71% RTP. The 6x9 cluster grid, the 10,000x cap, and the sticky growing multiplier wild are the shared base.
Push Gaming is a slot developer founded in London in 2010. It began by adapting land-based casino games for online play. In 2015 it pivoted to creating original online slots. A 2020 relaunch made it a full-service B2B supplier with its own gaming platform.
The studio is known for high-volatility titles such as Jammin' Jars, Razor Shark and Big Bamboo. Sequels and spin-offs extend several of its series. Push Gaming is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority. Since 2023 it has been majority-owned by LeoVegas Group, part of MGM Resorts International. It continues to operate under its existing management.
Everything valuable in Retro Tapes arrives through patience. Wild Tapes grow, prizes hold, and Top Charts settles at the end. The 100x and 400x buys print 96.71% RTP, a door closed under a British licence. A UK player gets the 96.47% base game and the slow route in. The build suits a measured bankroll, not a short session.
A win needs five or more matching cassette symbols touching horizontally or vertically. Diagonal contact does not count. Winning symbols tumble away, the rest collapse downward, and new symbols drop in. This repeats until no new cluster forms.
The base game prints 96.47% RTP. The maximum payout is 10,000x the current bet per round. The Free Spins / Singles Feature prints 96.71% RTP. The Super Free Spins / Hits Feature prints the same 96.71% RTP. They cost 100x and 400x the base bet.
Three, four, five, or six Wild Tape symbols award 6, 8, 10, or 12 Free Spins. New Wild Tape symbols during the feature add two spins each. Extra Spin symbols add one or two spins, then become Instant Prize symbols.
Wild Multiplier adds 1x, 2x, 3x, or 5x to every Wild Tape in view. It then becomes an Instant Prize symbol. The Magnetic Symbol pulls one paying symbol type into a cluster. With at least four Instant Prizes in view, it can pull those instead.
Yes. Retro Tapes is High volatility. The stake range runs from 0.10 to 100.00. The rules define the base bet as the total bet. Printed payouts scale from the selected stake.
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Open casinoPublished on 14/10/2026
