It’s funny, I’ve been feeling nostalgic for the 80s video experience as well. Mine was betamax dubs from VHS, and later Superbeta dubs from laserdisc. This was all 1986-87, well before I knew about any widescreen releases.

As kind of a retro project, I just made a VHS dub from the Force Awakens DVD. It’s not the same, being 16:9 with letterboxing, but hearing the electronic buzz of the VCR is kind of cool in its own way.

But to your point, at least the Star Wars (or Ep IV, or ANH if you like) '82 Rental VHS has been preserved. You can find it in the usual places.