If you’re old enough to remember tapes, you remember how exciting it was to make your own mixtapes by recording music from the radio. Once you had a great mixtape, you had to also design and make a kick-ass paper insert for the plastic cover. It was such a personalized experience that has mostly been lost when it comes to the modern music listening experience. The best we can do now is endless Spotify playlists, which just aren’t the same.

Get a kick of nostalgia from Push Gaming with the provider’s new Retro Tapes slot.

Play that funky music, white boy

Retro Tapes slot gameplay revolves around cluster wins. This feature removes winning combinations from the reels allowing new symbols to fall into the vacant spots for another shot at winning. This will continue to occur until no new winning combinations are created.

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The slot has a number of special symbols that are active in both the base game and during free spins. Each of these symbols has a bonus feature that can supercharge a winning amount.

• Wild Tape – A wild symbol that will carry a multiplier that will increase by 1x with each winning combination it is involved in.
• Wild Multiplier – A multiplier symbol that will add its multiplier value to all Wild Tape symbols on the reels. It will then transform into an instant prize symbol with a random value.
• Instant Prize – This symbol is a bet multiplier that is activated when it is involved in a winning combination that includes five symbols or more.
• Magnet – This symbol attracts Instant Prize symbols from around the reels to itself creating a winning combination.

The appearance of three or more Wild Tape symbols on the reels will trigger the slot’s Top Charts bonus game. Once triggered, all standard symbols will be removed and each spin will only reveal Wild Tape, Wild Multiplier, Instant Prize, Magnet, or Extra Spin symbols. Once your spins have been concluded, you’ll be bumped from backstage back to the base game with the crowd.

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If you’re not keen on waiting around for the next song, you can select to buy a round of the slot’s bonus game. The slot’s buy bonus feature gives you a selection of two different options to purchase.

Is Retro Tapes slot worth a second listen?

Retro Tapes slot has a lot going for it. I love the equalizer animations in the background and the illustrations created for the different tape symbols are incredibly cute. The slot also has some great bonus features and generally entertaining gameplay. However, I can’t help but feel like Push Gaming missed out on this one. There is so much nostalgia and iconic imagery the team could have taken inspiration from but was just absent. I was just left wanting more.

The slot also has high volatility ensuring that you’ll need to stick around for a while if you’re looking for wins. However, if you’ve got the stamina and the bank balance, you will stand to win some impressive wins thanks to that massive 10,000x max multiplier. Retro Tapes also has a 96.47% RTP.

If you’re looking for a few other slot adventures from Push Gaming, I recommend giving Mystery Mission – To The Moon and Land of Zenith a try.