Push Gaming · 2022
A 6x9 Cluster Link grid holds Retro Tapes, a high volatility video slot from Push Gaming. Here are its figures, rounds, bonus modes and RTP versions.
The demo is free. Real play needs an account and a legal age of 18+.
Retro Tapes figures
Settles the return, the top win and the volatility before the first stake is placed.
| What it means | Number in play |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.47% / 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x9 |
| Top win in bets | x10,000 |
| Top win at highest bet | A$1,000,000 |
| Release date | 23/11/2022 |
A 6x9 grid of cassette symbols, with music and neon themes, makes Retro Tapes a video slot built on Cluster Link. A win needs 5 or more adjacent symbols of the same kind. Winning clusters cascade and collapse, so new symbols drop into the gaps and can form further wins. Each round can therefore hold several cluster wins, one after another.
Four modes set out how a round can change. The Top Charts Feature starts when 3 or more Wild Tape Symbols land anywhere, awarding 6, 8, 10 or 12 free spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 symbols. There, carried-over symbols stick and the grid fills every empty position. Sticky Wild, Magnetic Symbol, Retrigger, Scatter, Tumble and Wild Multiplier complete the features.
During the feature
Settles what the 6x9 grid, the free spins and a win look like before you play.
Retro Tapes paytable
The payouts below are in money at the example bet of A$0.40, and a cluster with more matching symbols pays more.
| Pays for | 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 |
Know each payout
Covers how a round runs, from bet to payout, before you place the first bet.
A$0.10 is the lowest bet and A$100 the highest, and the Base Game on the 6x9 grid pays on the bet chosen before each round.
5 or more adjacent cassettes of one colour form a cluster win, then the winning symbols collapse and new ones fall into the empty positions.
Nine features sit in this game: Cluster Pays and Tumble shape each base game win, and Wild, Sticky Wild, Magnetic Symbol, Scatter, Retrigger and Wild Multiplier appear alongside them.
100x the base bet buys the Free Spins Feature, which is A$100 at the A$1 example bet, and up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can convert during it.
Set the amount you will stake before the first spin, since one buy costs 100x the bet. Support is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
100x and 400x the bet are the two prices, and at the A$1 example bet the money sits in the table below.
| Feature | Amount paid | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins (Singles Feature) | x100 · A$100 | – |
| Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) | x400 · A$400 | – |
96.47% is the return to player of Retro Tapes: over the long run, every A$100 staked pays back A$96.47. The version Pelican Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Payback rate | RTP | Provider standard |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | No |
| Variant 2 | 96.47% | Available |
Retro Tapes bonus rounds
This section settles which rules apply in each bonus, what it gives you, and the RTP of each.
Three or more Wild Tape Symbols that land anywhere start this mode, awarding 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 game gridFree Spins round
In this mode, up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols can land and be converted during the round. The RTP of this mode is 96.71%, against 96.47% for the base game.
Base gameFree Spins
This mode can land up to 6 Wild Tape Symbols and convert them, and it always converts a Wild Multiplier Symbol with a random value. Its RTP is 96.71%, the same as the Free Spins mode.
Base gameWild Multiplier Symbol
The base game is played on a Cluster Link grid of 6 columns x 9 rows. Five or more adjacent symbols of one type win, then cascade and collapse. The RTP is 96.47%, and a win is capped at 10,000x the current bet.
Bet placedCluster wins
Two ways to start
Useful when you are deciding between a trial round and a real-money bet.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing; the real game needs an account at Pelican Casino and the legal age of 18+.
Play for real96.71% is the RTP of the Free Spins / Singles Feature version, and that figure says nothing about when the bonus round arrives. Its timing is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, so a session can finish above or below its starting balance whatever the RTP.
96.47% and 96.71% are the two RTP versions of Retro Tapes. Which version Pelican Casino runs is shown only in the game rules, so the rules of the game you open are the reference. Check them before the first spin.
10,000x the bet is the maximum win, a ceiling reached very rarely. At the highest bet of A$100 it stands at A$1,000,000. The figure marks a limit, not a typical outcome, and no spin is guaranteed to approach it.
Players must be 18+ to play Retro Tapes. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set the sum you will spend before the first spin, and keep it apart from money needed for bills and rent.
Choose the time limit or the loss point that ends your session before you start, and keep to it even after a win on the reels.
Set the deposit and loss limits of your account before you open the game, so the amount you can lose is capped before any spin.
Take a break when the game stops being fun, and self-exclude through BetStop if play feels hard to control.
Right before playing
This block settles the bets, the top prize, trying the game, its volatility and its free spins.
Retro Tapes accepts bets from A$0.10 up to A$100. A$0.40 and A$1 are the example bets used on this page, not the limits of the game. The highest bet allowed here is A$100.
The win cap is x10,000 of the current bet. At the A$1 top example bet, the cap is A$10,000, and at A$100 it reaches A$1,000,000. Because the cap scales with the stake, a larger bet raises the ceiling.
Retro Tapes can be played from A$0.10, the minimum bet, so the lowest stake is the cheapest way to see how the 6x9 grid, the cascades and the free spins behave. The rules stay the same at every bet from A$0.10 up to A$100.
Retro Tapes has high volatility, so wins can be rare and large. A quiet run can last a long time, and one win can change a session. Nobody can know in advance how a session will go.
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. The symbols do not need to sit next to each other.
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