Very nice submission, what I liked most:
-Arrow was very helpful and made your goal quite clear
-Rewinding sound was very familiar... (tells a bit about my age :P)
-Upgrades!!
-Difficulty ramps up ever so slowly, you feel like you have this under control.. till you don't!
-Liked the subtle detail of background music getting louder closer to the speaker, love it when someone spends time on that stuff!
What additions I would personally love:
-I'd love to be able to see my score in the end, it feels like this is the whole point of running around as fast as you can.
-A way to tell if the VCR has a currently rewound tape in it or is empty.
-More upgrades of course !!
Overall great take on the theme!