Push Gaming · 2022
Retro Tapes from Push Gaming is a high volatility slot on a 6x9 grid. Check the figures, rounds, bonus modes and paid features below.
Pick a bet and spin a six-column, nine-row grid of cassettes with a music and neon look. Retro Tapes is a cluster game, so it pays on groups, not on lines. Connect five or more adjacent cassettes of the same colour and that group wins. Winning groups cascade and collapse, which can start a chain of wins from one spin.
Keep an eye on the Wild Tape Symbols, because three or more of them landing anywhere on the grid start the Top Charts Feature. Its free spins grow with the number of symbols, and carried-over wild tapes and instant prize symbols stick in place. The grid then fills every empty position until none remain, so the round finishes on its own.
Clear numbers
After this table you will know the provider, RTP, volatility, grid and win cap.
| What it means | In the game |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP | 96.47% / 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 6x9 |
| Win cap, times bet | x10,000 |
| Max win at top bet | A$1,000,000 |
| Release date | 23/11/2022 |
Buy the feature now at a multiple of your bet: at A$0.50 that means A$50 for Free Spins or A$200 for Super Free Spins.
| Bonus | Cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins (Singles Feature) | x100 · A$50 | – |
| Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) | x400 · A$200 | – |
Compare the two versions before you spin. RTP is the share of each staked amount the game pays back, shown in money per A$100 staked. The version run here appears in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | No |
| Variant 2 | 96.47% | Supported |
Game pictures
This section settles how the reels and bonus screens look before you pick a bet.
Feature guide
Shows where you stand before each mode starts and what you get inside it.
Land 3+ Wild Tape Symbols anywhere and the mode opens on its own: 6 Free Spins for 3 symbols, 8 for 4, 10 for 5 or 12 for 6. Carried-over Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols stay put while the grid fills every empty spot until the round completes.
Base gameFree spins
Buy the feature for 100x your base bet, which is A$50 at the A$0.50 example bet, and it starts straight from the base game. Up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can land and be converted, and the RTP for this version is 96.71%.
Base gameConverted wilds
Buy this mode at 400x your base bet, which is A$200 at the A$0.50 example bet. Landing up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols converts them, and a guaranteed Wild Multiplier Symbol with a random value converts as well. RTP for this version: 96.71%.
Base gameRandom multiplier
Spin the 6 columns x 9 rows Cluster Link grid and aim for 5+ adjacent same-symbol wins. Winning clusters cascade and collapse, and each win is capped at 10,000x the current bet. Its RTP is 96.47%.
Placing a stakeCluster wins
Playing order
Crownplay lays out each step in plain order, so you see the bet before you spin.
Pick a bet from A$0.10 up to A$100 before the first spin. Each spin costs the chosen bet, and wins pay as multiples of it.
Look for five or more touching cassettes of one colour, because that forms a win. Winning cassettes collapse and new ones cascade into the gaps.
Watch for Cluster Pays and Tumble in every base spin. Carried-over Wild Tape symbols stick in Top Charts, and the Hits feature adds a random-value Wild Multiplier.
Land three or more Wild Tape symbols anywhere on the grid to trigger free spins. The count of symbols sets how many spins you receive.
Set a budget before the first spin and stop when it is gone. No one can predict how long a session lasts or how it ends.
Six symbols to know
Payouts below are in money at the A$0.40 example bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| Cassette colour | 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 |
Deciding how much to stake before the first spin will not tell you when the bonus round arrives. How often it comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, and a short run can finish far above or below it.
Checking which RTP version you play starts with the game rules, because Crownplay Casino shows the version in use only there. The two versions of Retro Tapes differ in RTP, so the rules matter before a session starts.
Chasing a big win starts with knowing its ceiling. The maximum win of Retro Tapes is 10,000 times the bet, which is A$5,000 at the top example bet of A$0.50 and A$1,000,000 at the A$100 max bet. Reaching that ceiling is very rare.
Retro Tapes demo
Most players worry that testing the reels will take money from their account balance.
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Decide how much you can lose before the first spin, and treat that amount as the entire session budget. Once it is gone, stop for the day.
Pick your stopping point before you spin, and keep it after a big win too. A win on the reels does not change the budget you set.
Set deposit and loss limits on your account before you play Retro Tapes. Limits set in advance keep the decision with you when a session feels lucky.
Take a break as soon as the session stops feeling like fun. If playing keeps pulling you back, register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Clear facts up front
Five short answers on the rules, wins, free spins and volatility before you bet.
Retro Tapes is a Push Gaming video slot with a 6x9 Cluster Link grid, so the rules sit on this page before any stake goes down. The lowest bet is A$0.10, which lets a new player start small and see how the wins cluster.
The win cap is 10,000 times the current bet. At the example top bet of A$0.50, that comes to A$5,000. At the highest bet of A$100, the same cap reaches A$1,000,000.
Retro Tapes has two RTP values, 96.47% and 96.71%. The base game returns 96.47%, while the Free Spins and Super Free Spins modes return 96.71%. RTP is the long-run share of stakes paid back, so one session can land well above or below it.
Land three Wild Tape Symbols anywhere on the grid to start the Top Charts Feature. Three symbols give 6 free spins, four give 8, five give 10 and six give 12.
High volatility means wins can be rare and large. Neither the size of a win nor the result of a session can be known in advance.
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