Premise
The Sony Walkman was released in July of 1979 (thematic!) to immediate booming popularity that, unlike 8-Track, didn't start to see it eclipsed by other media (namely Compact Disc players) until the early 1990s, and the height of its popularity continued until 1997.
They were considered the budget option throughout the 90's and I think that in mid 1993's Kentucky, you'd be far more likely to find a Walkman in a student's locker, stored away in a house's bookshelf, or locked up in the glovebox of a car than a portable CD-player.

Gameplay
Having a pocket-sized device that you could listen to your True Music with on-foot without carrying around a bulky boombox would also hit a gameplay niche, especially if it could be attached to a belt like a 2-way radio. Slaying Zeds to up-beat 90's pop on a Walkman would be pretty kick-ass!

Balancing
Walkman were infamously battery-hungry (albeit not as much as some other pocket-sized electronics of the 90's) and the boom-box could be (potentially?) adjusted to recieve radio transmissions in-game. The upside would be portability as obviously sound quality isn't a factor.

Premise
A Home Stereo System cabinet was the idol of every home techie in the 70's through 90's. A combination of CD, Vinyl Record and AM/FM Receiver, these all-in-one devices would be the centerpiece of a living room along-side the Television.

Gameplay
Just like the stand-alone vynil player, they would require external speakers and a power source before playing back music devices. Perhaps they could even be mix-and-match parts, though that would be quite a bit more work.

Balancing
These could be rare systems, only found in high-end homes or electronics shops. They'd definitely be more difficult to find than boomboxes, vinyl players, Walkmans or CD-players. They could also be more power-demanding, draining generators faster to run.

Premise
Already long obsolete by the setting of the game, nevertheless some people would be obstinate or behind-the-times (particularly in older vehicles) and would have the older 8-Track player installed. The quality is analogous to a mono cassette, and wouldn't be tolerated by anyone who was a serious audiophile.

Gameplay
I can only really see these being installed in older cars, making them a deliberate annoyance for someone looking for "that one perfect song" unless adequately equipped. This would be a vehicle contrast with the record player, which will only work in buildings or proximity to a power source.

Man, if they add a Walkman, I ♥♥♥♥ you not, I'm importing all 8 cassette tapes from The Forest to Project Zomboid.

First thing I said to my friend was I wish there was a walkman! I'd be so happy please!

Would be good to have some options regarding loot rarity. Feels like someone mixed up Louisville and Nashville with how many vinyls and cassettes are lying around

It would be great to be able to scrap extra music players for electronic components (and batteries) like radios, while also helping level Electronics a bit, especially when people have scrapped most of the towns already.

100% Need a walkman

Cassette Carousel - Panasonic RS-296US

https://youtu.be/RJo13FP4UpI?t=100

A cassette playing device that you can load and play in order.

Originally posted by Parker:

Cassette Carousel - Panasonic RS-296US

https://youtu.be/RJo13FP4UpI?t=100

A cassette playing device that you can load and play in order.

It would be odd to find these all over Kentucky though, as it was not a popular device back then.

A walkman would be the best! Seriously hoping this one will be considered, hauling around a boombox just isn't very practical and the tape deck in a car is obviously just stuck in place sadly

Originally posted by fyLoX:

Originally posted by Parker:

Cassette Carousel - Panasonic RS-296US

https://youtu.be/RJo13FP4UpI?t=100

A cassette playing device that you can load and play in order.

It would be odd to find these all over Kentucky though, as it was not a popular device back then.

Im glad you make that point, Thankfully this model isnt the first or only of its kind,
we have quite a few i can link a few here, Here is thee to start us off.

This one is a 6 cassette deck with could allow up to 6 tapes to play.
Pioneer CT-WM77R Dual Tape Deck 6-Cassette Multi Play / Dolby HX Pro Player Recorder
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1683/2705/products/Pioneer-CT-WM77R-Dual-Tape-Deck-6-Cassette-Multi-Play-Dolby-HX-Pro-Player-Recorder-Cassette-Players-Recorders_b0bc7137-c24e-4824-88ef-9e2099c3eb80_2048x2048.jpg?v=1651265479

While one is a fully modular desk with allows you to stack them and play in sequence
Marantz Fully Independent Professional Double Cassette Deck PMD520
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NtoAAOSwDgFi4ayY/s-l1600.jpg

the final example is jukeboxes, there where many juke boxes with uses both vinla and cassettes So haveing one for each with say 10-20 tape slots would allow someone to play multiple tracks in their base at the cost of space and power
https://soundleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SL45-quarter.jpg

Originally posted by Torroc:

Originally posted by fyLoX:

It would be odd to find these all over Kentucky though, as it was not a popular device back then.

Im glad you make that point, Thankfully this model isnt the first or only of its kind,
we have quite a few i can link a few here, Here is thee to start us off.

This one is a 6 cassette deck with could allow up to 6 tapes to play.
Pioneer CT-WM77R Dual Tape Deck 6-Cassette Multi Play / Dolby HX Pro Player Recorder
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1683/2705/products/Pioneer-CT-WM77R-Dual-Tape-Deck-6-Cassette-Multi-Play-Dolby-HX-Pro-Player-Recorder-Cassette-Players-Recorders_b0bc7137-c24e-4824-88ef-9e2099c3eb80_2048x2048.jpg?v=1651265479

While one is a fully modular desk with allows you to stack them and play in sequence
Marantz Fully Independent Professional Double Cassette Deck PMD520
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NtoAAOSwDgFi4ayY/s-l1600.jpg

the final example is jukeboxes, there where many juke boxes with uses both vinla and cassettes So haveing one for each with say 10-20 tape slots would allow someone to play multiple tracks in their base at the cost of space and power
https://soundleisure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SL45-quarter.jpg

Thanks for the examples, they are actually cool and I wish I had had one.

My point is that it wouldn't be my first choice to add to this mod without having more common devices first. Imagine finding a few of these in different homes and storage units but not a single walkman or even a compatible discman. There is a similar mod that adds discmans with playable songs, but they are seemingly incompatible with each other.

ability to adjust rarity of the mod items, the one and only reason im not using the mod right now in my game is cause every single bookshelf almost has something in it from the mod

need walkman