Retro Tapes: gameplay explained

by Push Gaming

RTP: 96.47%
Risk level: High
Top win potential: 10,000x
Reel configuration: 6x9
Ways to win: Cluster pays
Date released: 23/11/2022

23/10/2026 Published

The Gold Wild Tape Is the Scatter You Are Chasing

Load Retro Tapes and you quickly notice what counts as the Scatter: there is no separate bonus symbol, because the gold Wild Tape cassette does the job, and three anywhere trigger the Free Spins round. Those same tapes carry into the round as Sticky Wilds with their multipliers intact, staying fixed on the 6-column, 9-row grid while empty cells fill with instant prizes, Magnetic Symbols and Extra Spin tiles. Our recorded session shows how the tempo shifts: a Super Free Spins buy awarded 6 spins, one Extra Spin extended it to 7, and nothing paid until the very end, when a six-coin instant prize cluster worth 20x settled at once for 10.00 fun at a 0.50 fun bet. That end-loaded settlement, plus a retrigger that adds spins mid-round rather than at entry, is what scatter players should weigh against the 10,000x cap.

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Ways to play

Bright cassette tapes tumble down a tall 6-column, 9-row neon grid, and every card below hangs off that one board: its cascades decide which Wild Tapes survive to open the Top Charts Feature, while two fixed-price buys convert straight into the same Free Spins round at a slightly higher stated RTP.

Base Game	Wins arrive as chain reactions: whenever five or more matching cassette tapes sit side by side on the 6-column, 9-row board, they pay, disappear, and the gap tumbles down to refill, repeating until nothing new connects. Every other card on this page depends on what this grid holds: Wild Tapes that join a win stick and gain +1 multiplier per cluster, three or more anywhere arm the Top Charts trigger, and visible Instant Prizes carry over. RTP 96.47%, capped at 10,000x the current bet.
Top Charts Feature	This is the organic Free Spins round the base grid can trigger for itself: three, four, five or six Wild Tape scatters anywhere award 6, 8, 10 or 12 spins. The triggering Wild Tapes and any Instant Prizes already showing stick in place, and each empty cell keeps landing one of six symbol types until the grid is full and the round auto-completes; fresh Wild Tapes add two more spins each.
Free Spins / Singles Feature	Rather than waiting for scatters, you can convert 100x your base bet straight into this entry, priced at 50.00 fun on a 0.50 base bet. It plays the same Top Charts round that organic triggers open, with the possibility of up to six Wild Tape Symbols converted on arrival, and its stated RTP is 96.71%.
Super Free Spins / Hits Feature	The deeper-paid sibling of the 100x entry: for 400x your base bet, 200.00 fun at 0.50, it converts up to six Wild Tape Symbols and also guarantees a Wild Multiplier Symbol of a random value, so the round begins with already-boosted Wild Tapes. Its stated RTP is 96.71%, identical to the cheaper buy.

Symbol payouts

Reel symbol	Function	x5	x6	x7	x8	x9	x10	x12	x14	x17	x20
Red cassette	High	2.00	2.50	3.00	3.50	5.00	10.00	25.00	100.00	200.00	1,000.00
Orange cassette	High	1.00	1.20	1.50	1.70	2.50	5.00	12.50	50.00	100.00	500.00
Pink cassette	Low	0.50	0.60	0.80	1.00	1.50	2.50	5.00	7.50	15.00	25.00
Green cassette	Low	0.50	0.60	0.80	1.00	1.50	2.50	5.00	7.50	15.00	25.00
Light-blue cassette	Low	0.10	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.60	0.80	1.00	2.00	3.00	5.00
Grey cassette	Low	0.10	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.60	0.80	1.00	2.00	3.00	5.00
Wild Tape Symbol	Wild
Wild Multiplier Symbol	Other
Instant Prize Symbol	Other
Magnet Symbol	Other
Extra Spin Symbol	Other
Blank Tape Symbol	Other

How to place a bet

Retro Tapes greets you with a sound question before revealing a neon nightscape of cartoon cassette tapes. Your goal is to land clusters of 5 or more matching tapes on the 6x9 grid, letting tumbles and sticky Wild Tapes build toward the Top Charts Feature. One full round, from first click to payout, is covered below.

Get past the intro screens

The game opens with an Enable Sounds question; answer YES or NO. A splash screen showing the Retro Tapes logo and feature ribbons follows, and clicking to continue loads the base game grid with your Balance and Total Bet displayed.
Open Bonus Buy and confirm

Click the red star Bonus Buy badge. Two cards appear: Free Spins for 100x your base bet and Super Free Spins for 400x. Pick one and press BUY, then confirm with OK. A trigger screen announces the awarded spins — 6 in the captured round.
Play the Top Charts Feature

Click to continue to begin. The carried-over Wild Tape symbols stay fixed while empty cells fill with new symbols on each spin, and every Instant Prize that lands locks in place. The Free Spins: N / M counter shows progress, and new Wild Tapes or Extra Spin symbols can add spins.
Collect the round total

The feature runs until no empty positions remain. The win screen then shows the round total under YOU HAVE WON and DURING FREE SPINS — 3.50 fun in the captured Free Spins round. Click to continue to return to the base game.