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I’m a really weird person for saying this, but I really want to see the original Star Wars Trilogy from a VHS rip. I remember as a kid having Return of the Jedi on VHS and it was amazing, I watched that more than I did the DVD, mostly because of SE changes, but I would still love to get my hands on a copy if anyone has one and is willing to share.

“Someone crack open a blast door!”

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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.

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Just about everywhere has it, even the major sites.

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i did the 93 vhs release, still have the mpeg2 files somewhere.

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timemeddler said:

i did the 93 vhs release, still have the mpeg2 files somewhere.

If you find em please upload. 92’s the one I saw first, sold the tapes at a garage sale years ago. (Stupid.) Quality might be terrible now, but I still would love to see it again.