I saw the SE versions in my late-20s and was horrified at the additions and changes to all three movies.
In the early 1990s when I was in the UK, on the 13th of June 1993 (I still have the ticket stub), there was a screening of Star Wars at a local cinema — it was pure bliss, even though the print was a bit scratchy and old.
I have nothing but contempt for the Special Editions.