McFlabbergasty said:
While technically being a part of the generation that grew up on the prequels (I was born in 1992), I've come to see them as the lackluster works that they are in comparison to the originals. The OT just resonates better in terms of characterization, screenwriting, art direction and smart use of special effects. I'm not so much a purist as I am a guy who likes the originals better than the prequels.
Similar here. I was born a bit after you, but was an OT fan through and through before I saw the PT. But I've always liked the PT, though never as much as the OT. The gap between them in my mind has grown greatly since 2005.
As for the "one last time," the VHS's I have were the 95 ones, and I do vaguely remember that, now that you mention it. I had no idea what it meant as a kid, though.