Hi there, anyone know anything about Star Wars on video 8?
Also, does anyone own them? I recently began a collection and want to obtain all the home video formats released for star wars.
Cheers:)!
Mod Edit: JayArgonaut’s 2019 Video8 release of ROTJ (and more Video8 information on the Original Trilogy)… thread also has some information on the Video 8 releases for the OT.
May 25, 1977
The day that changed the world
I’ve seen Japanese copies on Ebay, not sure if they were released in the U.S. or not.
A PAL copy of ROTJ featured in one of techmoan’s videos on Sony 8mm Video Walkman gear.
https://youtu.be/pdObeF9VHiA
Where were you in '77?
I’ve seen Japanese copies on Ebay, not sure if they were released in the U.S. or not.
A PAL copy of ROTJ featured in one of techmoan’s videos on Sony 8mm Video Walkman gear.
https://youtu.be/pdObeF9VHiA
@Sliverwook, I’m pretty sure Video 8’s were only released in Japan and potentially the UK. The U.S I believe never saw a release. I’m definitely not spending $4000 on three cassettes. I wish I started looking earlier!! Everything was cheaper then. I guess I have to wait until it comes for a reasonable price.
May 25, 1977
The day that changed the world
Sony was able to get studios to release quite a lot on Video 8. There were even Disney titles. Two SoCal electronics stores I used to haunt back in the 90’s carried a bunch of them. It might have gone hand in hand with being an official Sony dealer. I can’t seem to find any domestic CBS/Fox titles on Ebay though. ROTJ would have come out well within the time frame of of Video 8 releases.
It can be tricky to search for Video 8 titles as a lot of Super 8 gear gets lumped into the results.
I briefly considered Video 8 titles as an alternate source for PCM tracks that can’t be found on Laserdisc, but Sony never seems to have made a 8mm deck with a digital out jack.
Where were you in '77?
There might be 3rd party organization that may have made an digital out jack
May 25, 1977
The day that changed the world
Maybe a super high end editing deck or industrial unit, but I’ve never spotted one in the wild.
Where were you in '77?