I’m a little surprised Dark Empire doesn’t have its own dedicated thread on here - especially considering how popular it still is.

A quick look at the EU Index and there only seems to be threads on here for Thrawn (7-8 threads on them), Revan, Crimson Empire, SOTE, and The High Republic project.

(Tobar’s Fan Web Series of Dark Empire thread) apart, of course.)

If anyone fancies knocking up a thread or two on some of the more mainstream or popular EU book & comic series, please feel free…
 

^ That is one cool idea (or two) - and very nicely done mate.

Love the repositioning of Vader’s head on the front cover (now being more centralised) - looks like a quality retro-style Trilogy poster 👍
 

J_Scarp1273 said:

Don’t know if you got my PM yesterday. Love to get a link.

It can be some time before you get a response on here mate - sometimes it can be days, weeks or months before project creators may contact you (as not everyone is on here every day).

Some people also choose not to give their projects to people who join up here to seemingly just to ask for links to projects - whilst others are okay with it.
 

France…

Some useful info and images for many of the French Original Trilogy box sets (and some single release films):-

https://www.starwars-universe.com/dossier-page-120-778-les-videos-vhs-de-star-wars-fiches-des-editions-francaises.html
 

A ‘History of the different French editions’ info page

A ‘Files of some non-French box sets’ info page (including releases from the UK, USA, Canada, & Australia)

The site also includes information & images on Original Trilogy box set releases from…
 

1989

1992

Additional image and some info for the French 1992 OT VHS boxset release - from StarWarsOnHomeVideo.com

1993

Some additional images of the most intriguing 1993 ‘La Trilogie : Edition Collector’:-

1995

1995 ISD Executor Set

1997

2000

Germany…

benduwan very kindly provided this quality info for some of the German box set releases (as well as single film releases):-

‘Star Wars auf Video Teil 1: 1982 – 1988’ - www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-1982-1988
‘Star Wars auf Video Teil 2: 1990 – 1993’ - www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-2-1990-1993
‘Star Wars auf Video Teil 3: 1995 – 1995’ - www.bantha.de/star-wars-aus-video-teil-3-1995
‘Star Wars auf Video Teil 4: 1997 – 2000’ - www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-4-1997-2000

Another great resource for German home video media releases - http://jedi-archiv.de/VideoChronologie.htm

^ all thanks, credit & kudos to benduwan 👍

1990

^ from http://www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-2-1990-1993
 

'In March 1990, a limited collector’s box was released which, in addition to the Star Wars Trilogy, also contained the first Ewok film and the making of “The Star Wars Story”. Actually, this box had nothing in common with the Silver Screen Collection, after all it only contains the book boxes that had already been published.

This box was limited, numbered and was probably sold exclusively through the Sat1 TV shop. By the way, the price at that time was 199, -DM, around 100, - €. This box was advertised when the Star Wars films were shown on television for the first time in Germany, namely on Sat1.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

From benduwan’s personal collection (thank you very much for these photos):-

1991

 
Image and some info for the German 1991 OT VHS boxset release - from StarWarsOnHomeVideo.com

Some box set images of the 1991 box set:-

^ the widescreen box set
 

^ the fullscreen box set
 

^ from www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-2-1990-1993
 

'In October 1991 the so-called Black Box appeared. The Black Box is a collector’s box from the trilogy. The special thing about this box is that the design probably came from the USA. In the box, the VHS tapes are in cardboard sleeves, as they were common for video tapes in the USA. Bonus material such as the making of “The Star Wars Story” has been completely dispensed with in this box. It only contains the trilogy.

The box consists of two parts, a slipcase with flaps on the sides that contains the straps and a slipcase that is slipped over it. The cover art is the same cover art that was used before.

This is probably the first German-language publication where the customer had the choice between full screen and letterboxed. Letterboxed means that the film is still saved on the video in full-screen format of 4: 3 but in the original cinema format of 2.35: 1. This means that the picture now has two thick black bars above and below. On VHS you often only had the option to see the film in full screen, which means that the entire screen is used, but a lot of image information is lost because something has to be cut off to the left and right of the image.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

1992 (the ‘White Box / Sat1 Box - CBS / Fox Video’ release)

^ from www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-2-1990-1993
 

'The TV broadcaster Sat1 published its own version of the black box the following year. At that time, Sat1 was the German science fiction broadcaster. In addition to Star Wars, the Star Trek series and films were also broadcast. The only difference between this box and the black box was that this box has a white slipcase with the Sat1 logo.

Unfortunately, it can no longer be determined whether this box was also available in full screen and letterboxed. Probably this box was only available in full screen.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

More information on the white 1992 Sat1 trilogy boxset can be found here:-

www.meine-filmsammlung.de/frame_content.php?fid=244&uid=103130

1995

^ from www.bantha.de/star-wars-aus-video-teil-3-1995

 
‘This box also appeared as part of the THX edition. This is the same form of packaging that was used before. For the THX edition, the decision was made to use the protagonists’ lightsabers as cover images for the individual films. The cover pictures by John Alvin were only used on the slipcase of the box. However, this box was only published letterboxed and no longer in full screen.

The magazine Video published a limited Collectors Edition, which was limited to 4000 pieces. This is exactly the same box. The only difference is that the video tapes are S-VHS tapes. These are of better quality than normal VHS tapes. But since only the normal video signal is stored on these videos, you can watch this version with any VHS recorder without any problems. However, almost all advantages of the actually better S-VHS format are lost because they are not used.

On the tape of Star Wars there is a short video with test patterns, which should help to set up the television and the Dolby Surround system.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

^ from http://www.bantha.de/star-wars-aus-video-teil-3-1995
 

‘The 1995 Classic Video Box is a box that was only advertised on television and could only be ordered by telephone. The box is a large and sturdy cardboard box that contains the normal VHS tapes that were already released individually, as well as the making of of Return of the Jedi: Classic Creatures. This is the only publication of this making of. The Classic Creatures box is also in the style of the THX Edition. The Classic Video Box also included a demo version of X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

1997

 
Images and some info for the German 1997 Special Edition OT VHS boxset release - from StarWarsOnHomeVideo.com

&

^ from www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-4-1997-2000
 

'The special edition was also released in a beautiful collector’s box, which was also gold. In Germany this box appeared exclusively in letterboxed. In other countries this box appeared both in full screen and letterboxed and was mostly offered in silver (letterboxed) and gold (full screen).

The interesting thing about this box was that there is a short bonus video in front of the main film, which gives an insight into the creation of the special edition. In Germany, this box was also accompanied by a booklet in which merchandising was advertised.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

2000

^ from www.bantha.de/star-wars-auf-video-teil-4-1997-2000
 

'This collector’s box is now the last German release of the classic Star Wars trilogy on VHS. This box contains the special edition as it was published 3 years earlier. The biggest difference between the previous releases is that this box is no longer made entirely of cardboard. The slipcase is made of printed plastic with viewing windows.

As bonus material, this box contains a short interview with Bonnie Piesse and Joel Edgerton, the actors of Beru and Owen Lars in episode 2. One or the other will have bought this box solely because of this bonus material. One crucial difference, however, is new. Since this publication there is only “Star Wars” and no “Star Wars” in Germany.’

^ via google translation from the above link.

Netherlands…

1992

 
An image and some info for the Netherlands’ 1992 OT VHS boxset release - from StarWarsOnHomeVideo.com

more info on releases for the Netherlands coming soon…

Australia & New Zealand

1992

^ note the ‘1992 FoxVideo inc’ copyright blurb on the base of the box set.

 
Above images from ‘RARE Star Wars VHS VIDEO Original First release Box Set’ ebay listing: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264019190134

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #297​: Australian 1992 VHS Set’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_VEKf9igeM - an 8 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

1995 (and also in 1996)

‘Original Star Wars Trilogy - Buy It Now Or Lose It Forever (1996)’ (Australian advert):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NPIN_OTLw - a 30 second trailer at the Bamptonoid youtube channel

‘My Star Wars VHS Collection’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWN_idlfZjc - a 4 minute video at the VHS/DVD/Bluray Previews Australia youtube channel.

It seems the boxset with Vader on the cover was full screen; the box set with Yoda on the cover being widescreen:-

1997

2000

‘Electric Youth - Modern Fears (Pilotpriest Come True Version) | Official Video’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woSc2_xE7KI
 

Haunting electro-synth to a modern noir chiller 👍
 

‘“Inside The Star Wars Empire: A Memoir” by Bill Kimberlin’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB-nVCcde7U - a 17 minute video at the Bill Kimberlin youtube channel
 

The blurb…

‘“Inside The Star Wars Empire: A Memoir” by Bill Kimberlin. My twenty years working for George Lucas and the third of the original Star Wars series…“Return of the Jedi.” This is the inside story.’

^ A most intriguing watch - especially around 8 minutes in - with Bill Kimberlin talking about that George didn’t want a duplicate master of the prints made for the Original Trilogy before work started on the 1997 Special Edition… that the 1997 Special Edition was, according to Lucas, “this is going to be original version - what I am doing now” (aka ‘The Final Cut’ as later described by George).

Bill Kimberlin does also later state there are other prints of the unaltered theatrical version of the Original Trilogy still in existence.
 

There are also some quality and rarely seen photos featuring in this video - well worth a viewing.

Bill Kimberlin comes across as a very interesting guy - his book “Inside The Star Wars Empire: A Memoir” is probably a decent read too…
 

An Index for ‘Box Sets from around the world’ posts in this thread…

Hopefully this thread may come up with a few unknown / rare variants of the Original Trilogy box set releases out there - as most of the releases in here are so far are simply from the US or UK.

It’d be great to have some input and info included from some of the Australian & New Zealand, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Czech releases - and any other box set releases from countries around the world too…

Especially if any box sets out there are something a little different to the usual and well-known US & UK releases - and in V2000 (Video 2000) - or Beta (Betamax).
 

So if you have any info, know of any good sources of information - or have a collection yourself that you’d like to share - then please do…

Countries featured so far:-

• Norway - by ZkinandBonez (and many thanks to him)
• Australia & New Zealand
• Netherlands
• Germany (all credit to benduwan)
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Mexico 1 (Spanish)
• Brazil (Portuguese)
• Japan
• Chile (Spanish)
• Argentina (Spanish)
• Mexico 2 (Spanish) - very rare
• Thai
• Poland
 

^ or just scroll down 👍
 

Miscellaneous

Videos and other sources of information which contain material across the various box set releases - and maybe differing regions around the world (and not just ‘by the year’ as above)…

‘My Star Wars Home Video Collection Part 1 - Pre-Special-Edition VHS European Releases’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f5hSeLkN6k - a 13 minute video at the Petr Harmy youtube channel

The blurb…

‘Showing you my Star Wars video collection - Part 1: Pre-Special-Edition VHS European Releases.’

‘My Star Wars Home Video Collection Part 2 - Special-Edition and Prequel VHS European Releases’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDhDq0m20Tc - a 13 minute video at the Petr Harmy youtube channel

The blurb…

‘Showing you my Star Wars video collection - Part 2: Post-Special Edition VHS.’

Harmy also has a Part 3 and Part 4 of his ‘home video collection’ on DVDs, blu rays, laserdiscs and single film video releases.

‘My Star Wars Home Video Collection Part 5’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd0asvIL5MU - a 19 minute video at the Petr Harmy youtube channel

The blurb…

‘Some more new finds I added to my collection 😃’ (including a rare 1995 German VHS 4-tape box set release)

‘Star Wars Trilogy VHS Box Sets’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epLYhVtRa_E - a 10 minute video at the CinemaniacSeventy7 youtube channel.

^ The video covers both the 1992 ‘Special Letterbox Collector’s Edition’ - and 1995 ‘ISD Executor’ VHS boxsets.

2000 (containing the 1997 Special Edition)

An advert for the 2000 release of the Original Trilogy boxset on VHS:-

‘Star Wars Trilogy VHS Commercial (2000)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPmE4CQcg0 - a 1 minute trailer at the Galactic Voyage youtube channel

Some images of the 2000 OT Box Set and also the tapes within:-

^ more info on this set can be found at the SWonVideo.com website - by Video Collector

Some images of the 2000 Widescreen OT Box Set and also the tapes within:-

^ more info on this set can be found at the SWonVideo.com website - by Video Collector

Image of the 2000 OT Box Set and the contents:-

A couple of video reviews on the release of the 2000 Original Trilogy box set:-

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #12: The Final VHS Trilogy (2000)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=639xdq3sO7o - a minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘Retro Unboxing - Star Wars Original Trilogy 2000 VHS Box Set!’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNo8FUiZKv8 - a 6 minute video from the zachfernandez92 youtube channel

1997 (The 1997 Special Edition)

‘The STAR WARS Trilogy “Special Edition” (VHS T.V. Commercial) 1997’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Yhn1OGhx0 - a 30 second trailer at the Movie Dawgs youtube channel

The “Watch Carefully” (not-at-all patronising!) 1997 SE VHS advert : ‘Star Wars Special Edition VHS Promo - 9/13/97’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WLlnlSw6fM - a 20 second trailer at the Nintendementia youtube channel

Some images of the 1997 Special Edition Box Set and also the tapes within:-

^ images taken from the 2015 article Collectibles from the Outer Rim at StarWars•com

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #11: The Special Edition Trilogy (1997)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQynR4pfcLE - a 30 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #167​: UK Special Edition VHS Day 1 Goodies’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIVeruhaTY - a 9 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #298​: 1997 Press Kit VHS’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2cQdqdjguE - a 6 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

1997 Special Edition - ‘Limited Edition Collectors Set’

1995

‘Star Wars 1995 VHS release Trailer’ - aka the ‘One Last Time’ trailer:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKr5R1VNPjI - a 90 second trailer at the wyatt8740 youtube channel

‘Retro Unboxing - Star Wars Original Trilogy 1995 VHS Box Set!’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ciic00Yi5k - an 8 minute video at the zachfernandez92 youtube channel

A ‘One Last Time’ poster:-

Some images from the 1995 OT VHS ‘Faces’ box set release:-

^ more info on this 1995 VHS ‘Faces’ box set can be found at the ‘Star Wars On Home Video’ website, here:-

• SW: http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/star-wars-usa-vhs-1995.html
• ESB: http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/the-empire-strikes-back-usa-vhs-1995_13.html
• ROTJ: http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/return-of-jedi-usa-vhs-1995.html

‘Original Star Wars Trilogy - Buy It Now Or Lose It Forever (1996)’ (Australian advert):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NPIN_OTLw - a 30 second trailer at the Bamptonoid youtube channel

‘Star Wars Trilogy (1995) THX VHS Release - In-Store Promo Reel’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz5MXcV6uPM - an 8 minute video from the Scully youtube channel

Another ‘One Last Time’ poster:-

Some images from the 1995 widescreen OT box set release:-

Some images from the 1995 full screen OT box set release:-

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #244​: UK THX Remastered VHS Sets’ (1995):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQ0M9Suywc - a 22 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #347​: UK 1995 VHS “Cardboard Box” Set’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjBOlLaWME4 - a 5 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #10: The THX Remastered Edition (1995)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvjPpYDP6j8 - a 9 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

'From the Star Wars Home Video Library #10.1: THX Remastered Edition Widescreen Variants (1995):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVyiZTlhNwI - a 13 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

A few images of the THX Remastered Edition Widescreen VHS boxset and the contents within:-

The rear of the box set - with message from George Lucas:-

1995 ISD Executor VHS box set

‘ISD Executor Star Wars VHS Box Set Review’ (1995):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKIWGE_1Aic - an 8 minute video at the JJ Model Making youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #56: ISD Executor UK VHS Set (1995)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_OcvxOUbLs - a 13 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

A couple of images from the ‘ISD Executor UK VHS Set’ and the contents within:-

Info: Star Wars Executor Boxset VHS (1995) - a 2005 OT•com thread, by Jedikev

A decent write-up on the Executor VHS set and contents - here (at LinkedIn)
 

1992

An advert for the 1992 Widescreen Collection on VHS:-

'Star Wars Trilogy The Widescreen Collection 1992 Promo Trailer:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riipp7KLfO4 - a 3 minute video at the The1970Ghostrider youtube channel

Some images of the 1992 UK Star Wars Trilogy Special Widescreen Edition Box Set and also the tapes within:-

^ more info on this set can be found at the SWonVideo.com website - by Video Collector

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #297​: Australian 1992 VHS Set’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_VEKf9igeM - an 8 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘Star Wars Trilogy VHS Box Art’ (1992):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmFp8DDhUmQ - a 3 minute video at the wigglyboots youtube channel

A few images of the widely available 1992 OT VHS Box Set:-

^ note ‘Fox Video’ is used for the 1992 box set release (‘CBS Fox’ was used for the similar looking 1990 box set release)

^ note the 1992 copyright legalese on the base of the box set for ‘Fox Video’.

Images of the tapes and cover art used for this set can be found at the ‘Star Wars On Home Video’ website:-

(note: all 1990 set releases have ‘CBS Fox’ on the spine - the similar looking 1992 set releases have ‘Fox Video’ on the spine)

^ from http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/star-wars-usa-vhs-1992.html
 

^ from http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/the-empire-strikes-back-usa-vhs-1992.html
 

from http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/12/return-of-jedi-usa-vhs-1992.html
 

^ more info on this 1992 VHS box set can be found at the SWonVideo.com website - by Video Collector

1992 ‘Special Letterbox Collector’s Edition’ VHS Boxset:-

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #8: Special Letterbox Collector’s Edition (1992)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9Yap04Okk - a 13 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

A couple of images for the content from the 1992 ‘Special Letterbox Collector’s Edition’:-

Wookieepedia Page for the 'Star Wars Trilogy: Special Letterbox Collector’s Edition box set.

1990

An advert for the 1990 box set release of the Original Trilogy on VHS:-

‘The Star Wars Trilogy - 1990 VHS collector’s promo’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-BE9DKuAyY - a 5 minute video at the Jason Leggett youtube channel

^ A HD restoration of the above video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxWzNJd-pI (by John Allegretti)

A 35 second trailer for the 1990 box set release of the Original Trilogy on VHS:-

‘Star Wars Trilogy VHS Gift Pack Commercial 1990’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYxomgL7bqQ - a 35 second video at the 90s Nostalgia youtube channel.

Some images of the 1990 OT Box Set and the tapes within:-

(note: all 1990 set releases have ‘CBS Fox’ on the spine - the similar looking 1992 set releases have ‘Fox Video’ on the spine)

^ more info on this set can be found at the SWonVideo website - by Video Collector

Some more images of the 1990 OT Box Set and the tapes within:-

^ The Academy Awards accomplishments featured on the wing sections - obviously do not appear on releases from 1997 onwards.
 

^ Note the 1990 copyright legalese for the CBS / Fox Company - despite having 1988 legalese text located at the top of the box.

The 1988 copyright legalese at the top of the box is only for the term ‘Star Wars Trilogy’ - first used for the 1988 3-tape set release. Yet many people likely mistake this 1990 release as being from 1988 - as 1988 appears on the first line of text.

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #7: The First VHS Boxed Sets (1990 - 1992)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhKwVDA8SEU - a 14 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

1988

An advert for the 1988 ‘Trilogy 3-pack’ set release of the Original Trilogy on VHS:-

The first ‘set’ release of the Original Trilogy on home video tape.

Yet this was not really a box set release - more a ‘set’ release - in that it was the 3 separate Original Trilogy films bundled together with a piece of card wrapped around the 3 cassette tapes boxes.

1990 box sets are often mistaken as this 1988 ‘set’ release… as the 1990 box sets have a 1988 copyright logo and ‘legalese’ blurb on the underside for the ‘Star Wars Trilogy’ - despite being released in 1990. See Nathan Butler’s video linked for an explanation with further details.

It is the distinctive ‘wavey Trilogy’ text in the ‘Star Wars Trilogy’ (as seen in the poster above) that is the easiest way to tell this is the OT VHS set from 1988.

A couple of insert cards from the 1988 Original Trilogy set; a promo card, and a Lucasfilm Fan Club application & quiz:-

An image of the 1988 Original Trilogy display case - as was seen in stores at the time:-

^ taken from an ebay listing for the 1988 cardboard display - the tapes shown in the display are NOT from 1988; they are from 1990.

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #100​: Star Wars Trilogy 3-Pack’ (1988):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cEf_gqrE04 - a 22 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

1989

Some images of the rare 1989 Original Trilogy VHS box set release for the UK (the 1st ever VHS ‘box set’ for the OT)…

'From the Star Wars Home Video Library #382​: 1989 UK OT VHS Releases’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2LqfwUcbpA - a 5 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

^ though not a video for the OT box set itself - it does feature rare & useful information from the same 1989 individual film releases.

It seems even the official Lucasfilm account on Facebook aren’t aware of their own 1989 VHS box set for the Original Trilogy:-
 

^ https://www.facebook.com/lucasfilm/photos/a.1909877712403585/3608369649221041 (image and info for the 1990 box set)

‘30 years ago this month, fans finally received the VHS box set they’d been waiting for – the Star Wars trilogy was packaged together for the very first time on home video. Did you get the box set in the 90s? #tbt #Lucasfilm — at Lucasfilm’

(8th October, 2020 - also interesting to note the first two replies on the right side of the screenshot above…)
 

Some basic info for the many various box set releases of the Original Trilogy on video tape from 1988 to 2000…

 
Hopefully this thread will be of some help for anyone who has a box set copy of the Original Trilogy on VHS (or Betamax!) and wants to know a little more about it - or is a little unsure of the origins of the release - and may require a little assistance in identifying it.

Also, that this thread may come up with a few unknown / rare variants of the Original Trilogy box sets out there - as most of the releases in here are likely to be from the US or UK. It’d be great to have some input and info included from some of the Australian & New Zealand, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Czech releases - and any other box set releases from countries around the world too.
 

1988 saw the the very first 3-film ‘set’ release for the Original Trilogy - though technically not a ‘box set’; as it was simply the three individual films wrapped together by a piece of card - and marketed as a ‘Trilogy 3-Pack’.

1995 saw an Original Trilogy box set release in Mexico - on the Betamax format.

2000 was the year the last home video tape box set release for the Original Trilogy (which contained the 1997 Special Editions).

Surprisingly, it would be another four years before a DVD set of the Original Trilogy would be released - with yet another bout of changes made to all three classic OT films for the 2004 DVD box set release (and with even more changes still to come in 2011 for the blu ray box set, and yet further alterations in 2019 for the 4K / UHD / Disney+ release)…
 

The Index…

1988 & 1989
1990
1992
1995
1997
2000
Miscellaneous
 

An Index for ‘Original Trilogy Box Sets from around the world’ posts in this thread…

^ featuring Norway : Australia & New Zealand : Netherlands : Germany : France : Italy : Spain : Mexico 1 (Spanish) : Brazil (Portuguese) : Japan : Chile (Spanish) : Argentina (Spanish) : Mexico 2 (Spanish) : Thai : Poland

Just for clarity, this is a thread for ‘3-in-1’ box sets releases around the world - and won’t contain any information on the ‘single film’ releases of the Original Trilogy on home video tape - or the laserdisc box set releases (of which althor1138’s superb ‘Star Wars Laserdisc Preservations’ thread is a must-read for anyone interested in those).
 

More information on the many Original Trilogy releases for various other ‘older’ formats can be found in the…

‘The Home Releases and Formats of the differing versions of the OT films’

…section of An Index Thread for Original Trilogy Discussion (Video8, Super8, CED, VHD, V2000, Beta, VHS, LD, VCD, & DVD etc).

As ever, if you see any mistakes or broken links please let us know - or have anything for inclusion to the above info too. 👍

‘Star Wars: Detours: Animated Series Finally Set to Release on Disney+ After 9-Year Purgatory’:-

https://www.thevulcanreporter.com/exclusives/star-wars-detours-disney-plus-release
 

From the article above…

‘While we do not know when Disney plans to release the series on its streaming service, we do know that around 52 episodes and specials have fully finished production. It is likely that Star Wars: Detours is planned as a surprise release on May 4, 2021.’

 
Probably best taken with a pinch of salt until verified elsewhere or officially announced - though good to see previously unreleased Star Wars content see the light of day (I think…)
 

‘Okay grandpa, just what is Betamax?’ - I hear some of you young whippersnappers ask…

 
Betamax (also known as Beta, as in its logo) is a consumer-level analog-recording and cassette format of magnetic tape for video, commonly known as a video cassette recorder. It was developed by Sony and was released in Japan on May 10, 1975.

The first Betamax device introduced in the United States was the LV-1901 console, which included a 19-inch (48 cm) color monitor, and appeared in stores in early November 1975. The cassettes contain 0.50-inch-wide (12.7 mm) videotape in a design similar to that of the earlier, professional 0.75-inch-wide (19 mm), U-matic format.

Betamax is obsolete, having eventually lost the ‘videotape format war’ to VHS. Despite this, Betamax recorders were not discontinued until August 2002. Betamax cassettes were available until March 2016, when Sony stopped making and selling them, alongside MicroMV.

^ information and image is taken from the Wikipedia article for Betamax - to which more in-depth info can be found in the link.
 

An introduction to the Original Trilogy on Betamax…

 
Continuing on with some of the more obscure and oft-forgotten formats that the Original Trilogy saw releases for a long time ago… on CED, on VHD, on Video8, on V2000, on VCD, and on Super 8 formats…

Betamax.
 

• Home taping…

1982 was the year Star Wars was released on home video (VHS, V2000 & Betamax) - a full five years after the release of Star Wars at the cinema.

VCRs did existed as far back as 1975 - and many people did ‘record’ the showings of Star Wars on TV onto a blank tape when the film was eventually aired on tv back in 1982 in the US (via PPV; something which only half a million people could access at the time).

Yet very few people had VCRs due to the considerable cost at the time - especially in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.

Later, the Trilogy was shown on US network TV - 1984 for Star Wars, 1987 for Empire Strikes Back, and in 1989 for Return Of The Jedi.

In fact Star Wars was still running at some cinemas in the US fourteen months after being released on home video (in 1982).
 

• Official releases to rent or buy…

This was a time when rentals made up the vast majority of the videotape market, and it would be several more years before Star Wars was available to own at a price which many fans may have been able to afford (in 1982 to buy Star Wars on tape was circa $80, and a VCR could cost circa $600).

Not to mention that home video viewers were still only able to view more than half the picture that had been seen on cinema screens - as Star Wars was cropped (‘panned and scanned’) to fit the dimensions of 4:3 TV sets.
 

• In the US and Europe…

Though Betamax was considered by many to be superior to VHS in quality, it lost out in the ‘format war’ - and the last release of Betamax for the Original Trilogy was in 1986 for Return Of The Jedi (in the UK & US). Betamax never saw a ‘box set’ or ‘3-film set’ release of the OT - as VHS did get in 1988 with the ‘Star Wars Trilogy 3-Pack’ set (links to a 22 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel), and many other later VHS box sets in the US and Europe, that is…
 

• Outside of the US and Europe…

However, there was a 1995 release on Betamax for the three Original Trilogy films… in Mexico - with the popular John Alvin artwork used at the time for the more widely available VHS releases. More info on this Betamax release can be found in the video linked to below in this thread.
 

There was also a 1995 Original Trilogy box set release for Betamax in Mexico…
 

There were also Betamax releases of the three Original Trilogy films for Mexico - back in 1988…

MasterKal said:

Hello here it is, finally have them!!! i´ll search this for YEARS and it is very very rare in the condition i have.
 

 
Plus I have Ewoks and Droids cartoon, Ewoks Caravan and battle for endor in mexican BETA and VHS too

^ Superb OT Beta set MasterKal - thank you very much for posting this rare set up on here 👍

Some online videos re the Original Trilogy films on the Betamax format…

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #4.1: ANH VHS vs. Betamax (1982 - 1987)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVKHVBmF_wE - a 20 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #3: ANH on VHS and Betamax (1982 - 1983)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM8Q9EJTziw - a 16 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #88: Early ANH Tapes Revisited’ (including Betamax):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esy-5LOaARA - a 15 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #210​: Betamax Video Rental Library Editions’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeaxLj0Je8s - a 9 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

'From the Star Wars Home Video Library #341​: ‘Revenge Of The Jedi’ - Trailer Beta Cassette:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHuLGpM4Tso - a 5 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

‘The Starship Review - Ep. 6: Star Wars Trilogy on Betamax’ (all 3 tapes are rental copies from an old video store):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXCzLfSpkw - a 4 minute video at the JPFAN5 youtube channel.

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #390​: 1995 Mexican Beta Original Trilogy’ (with the John Alvin artwork):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknIXJjPU1s - a 6 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

Betamax Cover Art for just some the Original Trilogy releases (as found on the superb www.starwarshomevideo.com)…

^ image from the 1982 US release of Star Wars: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2020/01/star-wars-usa-1982-beta.html

^ image from the 1984 US release of Empire: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2020/01/the-empire-strikes-back-usa-1984-beta.html

^ image from the 1986 US release of Return Of The Jedi: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2020/01/return-of-jedi-usa-1986-beta.html

Some online videos re the Original Trilogy films on the Betamax format - from the UK…

^ image from the 1982 UK release of Star Wars: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/11/star-wars-uk-betamax-1982.html

^ image from the 1984 UK release of ESB: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/11/empire-strikes-back-uk-betamax-1984.html

^ image from the 1986 UK release of ROTJ: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2018/11/return-of-jedi-uk-betamax-1986.html

Krieg Der Sterne - Beta release in Germany - 1985…

^ image from the 1985 German release of Star Wars: www.starwarshomevideo.com/2020/01/krieg-der-sterne-german-beta-1985.html

More cover art and info for further variances of the Betamax releases (including rental tapes) - as we all as releases such as ‘Caravan Of Courage’, ‘SPFX: Empire Strikes Back’, and ‘The Making Of Star Wars’, can be found at:-

http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/search/label/Betamax

Rare cover art and info for a 1986 Norwegian rental copy of ‘Return Of The Jedi’, can be found here:-

https://www.swonvideo.com/beta/vbetarotjno.htm

An image of ‘Star Wars: Droids’ being available for rental on Betamax…

A few more informative videos on the Betamax releases for other Star Wars releases…

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #21.4: The Making of Star Wars and SP FX: ESB on Betamax’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrlRAQW8u48 - a 3 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #211​: Betamax Making of Star Wars (1980)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWYfzXphu3U - a 5 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘Clip - Star Wars & the Optical Printer (1986) BETAMAX’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g4RMM8COW0 - a 12 minute video from the Edutainment Edutainment youtube channel

Reviews & Information:

 
• SWonVideo.com Page for Star Wars Betamax releases - by Video Collector
• StarWarsOnHomeVideo Page for Star Wars Betamax releases - by projectcclarke
• Holocron Vault: Betamax Info - check the 1982, 1984 & 1986 pages for OT Betamax info
• The SW CAD: Betamax Info - at the SW Archive Database
• DavisDVD•com’s Information Pages on OT Betamax releases (and other formats) - SW : ESB : ROTJ : Misc
• Star Wars comes home: The history of the 1977 film on VHS and Beta - 2014 article at Episode Nothing
• From the Star Wars Home Video Library #143​: The Empire Strikes Back 1984 Preorder Form - video from Nathan Butler
• Star Wars on Betamax and VHS? - 2010 forum discussion on Rebel Scum
• Collectibles for the Outer Rim: VHS releases - 2015 article at SW•com (listed in here for info)

• Flashback 1975: The VCR Is Born - 2018 article at Sound & Vision
• 30th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Monumental Decision About Betamax - 2014 article at Slate
• Betamax: Tidbits - at the Beta Info Guide
• How Betamax Was Going to Change Your Life, According to Sony - 2015 article at Mental Floss
• 1975. The 1st ever Betamax VCR. The Sony LV-1901 - article at Rewind Museum
• The rise and demise of Betamax - 2020 article at CultRFace
• Betamax is dead, long live VHS - 2015 article at The Guardian
• Betamax is dead - 2015 article at EW
• A Product of Genius: A Eulogy for Sony Betamax (1975 – 2016) - 2016 article at Flashbak
• RIP Betamax — Sony officially kills analogue video format after three-decade fight with rival VHS - 2015 article at EP
• 5 things you may not know about the Betamax - article at LegacyBox

OriginalTrilogy•com threads related to the OT on Betamax:

 
• Info Wanted: anyone done a OT betamax and from star wars to jedi preservation? - 2005 thread, by skyjedi2005

• Info Wanted: Anyone ever do a Betamax transfer of the Oriignal Trilogy as a preservation? - 2009 thread, by skyjedi2005

• Theater Performance Preservation - 2010 thread, by none

• Theater Performance Edition: Empire Strikes Back betamax bootleg preservation. (Released) - 2013 thread, by Video Collector

• Theater Performance Edition: Return of the Jedi betamax bootleg preservation (Released) - a 2013 thread, by Video Collector

• PAL Betamax question… - a 2005 thread, by SilverWook

• Slightly OT: Betamax tape surgery question… - a 2005 thread, by SilverWook
 

^ There are also mentions of Betamax releases in some of the Videotape threads in the ‘The Home Releases and Formats of the differing versions of the OT films…’ section of the An Index & Help Thread for Original Trilogy Discussion.

With more Betamax discussions in the ‘Original Trilogy Preservations - VHS / Videotape, CED & Laserdisc sourced’ of the An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations thread.

An old postal competition where the 1st prize was a 50" tv, betamax recorder and copy of Star Wars on Betamax:

A magazine advert from 1975 for a Betamax recorder…

Wookieepedia blurb : https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_home_video_releases

About the Betamax format as a whole…

‘How Sony’s Betamax lost to JVC’s VHS Cassette Recorder’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYZITaxlTQ - a 4 minute video from the engineerguy youtube channel

‘Betamax: Old Technology Returns Once More’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4YbM_PVZcM - a 35 minute video at the CCGFilms youtube channel

Obligatory Wikipedia Page for the Betamax format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax

Techopedia for info on the Betamax format: www.techopedia.com/definition/32378/betamax-beta

VHS vs Betamax - The Difference: https://kodakdigitizing.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-difference-between-betamax-and-vhs

Total Rewind article on Betamax: www.totalrewind.org/betamax.htm

Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes in 2016 - 2015 article on Beta blank tapes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34776424

As ever, if you see any mistakes or broken links please let us know - or have anything for inclusion to the above info too. 👍

If anyone has a Beta / Betamax preservation project of the Original Trilogy please let us know - thank you.
 

I can’t quite remember for certain - though think for the first six Star Wars films it is a variant of ‘Franklin Gothic Medium Condensed’ (probably in ‘Bold’?). It is also sometimes known as the ‘Univers’ font?

For the Sequel Trilogy… I think it was changed to ‘News Gothic’.
 

The ‘Typesetting, Font & Logo Artists’ section of the…

Original Trilogy Film Crew & People Behind The Scenes: Profiles, Info & Links…

&

The ‘Star Wars font, crawl & logo information’ section of the…

An Index & Help Thread for Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art
 

threads may contain a more certain answer.
 

Great covers and disc art too, Yub Nub. I especially like the 3-in-1 cover 😃
 

https://www.deviantart.com/mrwidden/gallery

^ love the 4KXX 3-in-1 cover - and your Muppets stuff as well 👍
 

^ Good to see a real set being used for the Kenobi series 👍 - I wonder if any flashback scenes in the show will be done in 90’s style green screen (just for the conformity to match the Prequel ‘style’) 😉
 

If the shows casts someone called Parsec then we know the Force is truly with this show, ZkinandBonez!
 

‘A day long remembered: Star Wars comes to television’

^ a 2016 article at the excellent ‘Episode Nothing’ blog - with a few images and advert videos from the time.

It also chronicles the early US TV appearances - and also quotes from Lucasfilm seemingly not happy and also not wanting Star Wars to be on tv…

‘Star Wars on TV: how Britain’s TV Times celebrated its arrival on the small screen’

^ another 2016 article at the excellent ‘Episode Nothing’ blog - with more images and advert videos form the time.

As well as The TV Times’ Star Wars comic strip!

and from the same quality ‘Episode Nothing’ blog…

‘A 1977 interview with Mark Hamill from Blue Peter - and what it reveals about Star Wars’

Star Wars At 40 (pop-up 4) - UK TV Premiere, 35 years ago - an insightful and cool 2017 ‘Strange Tales’ blog post.

ITV trailer for the 1982 UK TV premiere of Star Wars - a 32 second youtube video; from Philo1978.

Star Wars: 1982 UK TV Premiere - ITV London: Continuity and Adverts - a 22 minute youtube video; from Young But Retro 2.

Christmas 1988 empire strikes back Anglia tv intro - a 30 second youtube video, from jaysnell75.

Return of the Jedi UK Première on ITV, Boxing Day, Christmas 1989 - a 3 minute youtube video; from Gareth McCarthy.

A couple of BBC articles from 2001 re the 1997 Special Editions being shown on satellite TV in the UK for the first time:-

Sky wins Star Wars (15th February)

Satellite TV feels force of Star Wars (3rd April)

A 2002 article from The Guardian on the first showing the 1997 Special Editions on terrestrial UK TV:-

Star Wars takes ITV over to the dark side (11th September)

Help: looking for… star wars ITV broadcast version - a 2005 OT•com discussion thread

Info: 1983 UK ‘TVS’ Star Wars premiere - anybody still have a recording? - a 2012 OT•com discussion thread
 

📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . - November 2024 ‘legacy project’ offer…

^ Copies of the ITV Premieres for ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Empire Strikes Back’ have been found and made available - however ‘Return Of The Jedi’ is still missing from the collection. If you have a copy or know where it can be acquired, please let us know - thank you.

 
a few articles from the official site about Star Wars in the UK (should be some TV airing mentions too?)…
 

Star Wars in the UK: Late '70s, Early '80s

Star Wars in the UK: The '90s

Star Wars in the UK: 1977, the First Star Wars Christmas

Star Wars in the UK: Star Wars Monthly Issues 159 - 165

Star Wars in the UK: The Dark Times, 1987—1991

Star Wars in the UK: Together We Shall Ruler the Galaxy

London Calling: Star Wars in the United Kingdom - 2023 article

more articles can be found at this link - www.starwars.com/news/tag/star-wars-in-the-uk

This may be of interest for UK cinemagoers of the Original Trilogy…

1977: when Star Wars hit the UK – in pictures - 2015 gallery from The Guardian; also includes ESB and ROTJ.
 

‘Okay grandpa, just what is Super 8?’ - I hear some of you young whippersnappers ask…

 
Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older “Double” or “Regular” 8 mm home movie format.

The film is nominally 8mm wide, the same as older formatted 8mm film, but the dimensions of the rectangular perforations along one edge are smaller, which allows for a greater exposed area. The Super 8 standard also allocates the border opposite the perforations for an oxide stripe upon which sound can be magnetically recorded.

Unlike Super 35 (which is generally compatible with standard 35mm equipment), the film stock used for Super 8 is not compatible with standard 8 mm film cameras.

There are several varieties of the film system used for shooting, but the final film in each case has the same dimensions. The most popular system by far was the Kodak system.
 

^ information and image is taken from the wikipedia article for Super8 - to which more in-depth info can be found in the link.

An introduction to the Original Trilogy on Super 8…

 
Continuing on with some of the more obscure and oft-forgotten formats that the Original Trilogy saw releases for a long time ago… on CED, on VHD, on Video8, on VCD, on Betamax, and on V2000 formats…

Super8.

Only ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Empire Strikes Back’ saw Super 8 releases - unfortunately ‘Return Of The Jedi’ had no such official release… until Derann in the UK won the rights to release 20th Century Fox films on Super 8… and then released ROTJ circa 1989.
 

Two quality sources chronicling the history of the Original Trilogy on Super8 (far better than I ever could) can be found here:-
 

Star Wars comes home: the Super 8 releases from Ken Films - 2013 article at Episode Nothing (a superb & informative blog)

Watching Star Wars on film - 2010 article at the SavingStarWars website - inc ROTJ on Super 8 (by zombie84)
 

A screenshot image of the article linked above can be found below (click on Expand to see the image)…

Some videos with footage from the films on the Super 8 format (and info too)…

‘KEN Films STAR WARS 8mm B&W reel (no sound) HD scan and transfer’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxWtBpt5fLo - a 13 minute video at the Rockensuess Productions/RFI youtube channel

‘Vintage Empire Strikes Back Super 8 Color With Sound (both reels)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7avLx1mfN0 - a 34 minute video at the dartman71 youtube channel.

‘The Empire Strikes Back Super8 on Film Viewers’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcoqetVGRqw - a 10 minute video at the Petr Harmy youtube channel.

‘Super8 - Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) - DERANN AGFA SCOPE’ (Return Of The Jedi):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nutKJsfGNYQ - a 3 minute sample video at the Super8 Cine youtube channel.

‘Star Wars Super8 Digest’ (Side-by-Side comparison video of Ken films in Cinemascope & Cineavision):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO--jgUD0mQ - 18 minute video at the DotwinMA youtube channel.

‘Revenge of the Jedi Teaser Trailer - Super 8mm’ - note Luke’s blue lightsaber in use on Jabba’s Skiff Barge:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNveQK87Bnc - 84 second trailer at the SuperEight youtube channel.

Super 8 Cover Art for just some the Original Trilogy releases (as found on the superb SWonVideo.com website)…

^ image from https://www.swonvideo.com/8mm/v8anhf48b&w.htm - ‘Star Wars, selected scenes, Super8 reel (7 mins), black & white, Ken films USA 1977’

^ image from https://www.swonvideo.com/8mm/8mmf64cinemascope.htm - ‘Star Wars, Selected scenes, Super8 reel (17 mins.), Color/sound, Ken films, USA 1977 Cinemascope version’

^ image from https://www.swonvideo.com/8mm/v8esbusf63.htm - ‘Empire Strikes Back, selected scenes, Super8 reel (17 mins), Color/sound, Ken films’

& by Video Collector (SWonVideo.com site owner) in this OT•com thread: 70 mm print of the Empire Strikes Back Differences

^ image from https://www.swonvideo.com/8mm/v8esbusf65.htm - ‘The Empire Strikes Back, Selected scenes, Super8 reel (17 mins.), Color/sound, Ken films, USA 1980’

^ images from Info & Images: Return of the Jedi - Super 8mm DERANN - a 2020 OT•com thread

^ although the image is from Return Of The Jedi - Derann used this as a cover for Star Wars (1977). If anyone has cover artwork or an image for the Return Of The Jedi release by Derann, please let us know 👍

A few more informative videos on the Super 8 releases for the Original Trilogy…

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #1: Super 8 ANH’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8AJdgZTAg - a 15 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #1.1: Super 8 ANH Update #1’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVgwA23baOM - a 4 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #1.2: Super 8 Update #2’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oicd8JHbR2w - a 20 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #510: ANH Super 8 Reel (Widescreen, Cinemacope)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TVwykvom2Y - a 12 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel

Reviews & Information:

 
• Watching Star Wars on film - 2010 article at the SavingStarWars website (by zombie84)
• Star Wars comes home: the Super 8 releases from Ken Films - 2013 article at Episode Nothing (a superb & informative blog)
• Remember Star Wars on Super 8mm? - 2008 article at StarWars•com (via the Internet Archive)
• Celebrate The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniv. with the Original 35-Minute Super 8 Home Release - 2020 article at MovieWeb
• SWonVideo.com Page for Super 8 - includes cover art & info (by Video Collector)
• StarWarsHomeVideo.com Page for Super 8 - includes cover art & info (by projectcclarke)
• 5 Awesome Star Wars Media Collectibles - 2015 article at StarWars•com
• The best versions of Star Wars you can buy on eBay - 2015 article at The Verge
• Fantastic Fan Made Super 8 Behind the Scenes Video Footage from ‘Return of the Jedi’ - 2012 article at Original Prop
• Star Wars: Selected Scenes - Super 8 transfer (with sound) - 8 minute video at the Nick Bontrager vimeo channel

• Star Wars on Super 8mm - 2017 discussion on Wookieepedia
• Return of the Jedi Super 8mm - 2017 forum discussion at starwarsforum•co•uk
• Star Wars, Scope Stereo feature - 2019 forum discussion at ReelMagicFilmForum
• Derann closing down - 2011 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• The Empire Strikes Back 2X400ft Ken Films - 2009 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• Return of the Jedi (Scope) - - 2007 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• The increasing significance of the 8mm full length ‘Star Wars’ feature prints - 2011 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• STAR WARS Derann feature, anyone? - 2019 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• Star Wars Trilogy in Super 8 - 2013 forum discussion at 8mmForum
• Check Out The 1977 Super 8 Version Of Star Wars! - 2021 article at Pop Culture Retrorama

OriginalTrilogy•com threads related to Super 8 (including some preservation projects):

 
• Info Wanted: has anyone tried a Star Wars Super 8mm to DVD preservation project? - 2005 thread, by segaflip

• The Puggo Edition - webpage and screenshots (Super 8 transfers - Released) - 2006 thread, by Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda

• Info: Star Wars Super 8 film black & white - any use for people here? - 2007 thread, by StarWarsFan1976

• Super 8mm Digest Films and Features anyone else here collect them? - 2008 thread, by skyjedi2005

• Star Wars on Super8 (Released) - a 2013 thread, by poita

• Info & Images: Return of the Jedi - Super 8mm DERANN - 2020 thread, by marin888

• Info: Star Wars Derann Super 8mm Scope/Stereo Sound Feature Film - on eBay - 2014 thread, by JayArgonaut

• Info Wanted : anyone done a The Empire Strikes Back Super 8 HD Recreation? - 2016 thread, by Windows7Guy100

• Info: Online 8mm Preservations - 2012 thread, by none (also includes Video8 projects info)

• Info: ILM 1976-8 Super-8 - David Berry (Released - on vimeo) - 2009 thread, by none

• Help: looking for… a quality version of Star Wars | Super-8 | B & W | Silent (subtitled) - 2012 thread, by raphael

‘An advert placed by the company Leisuremail in the first edition of the British Star Wars Weekly in February 1978’:

^ the image above is from the Star Wars comes home: the Super 8 releases from Ken Films article at Episode Nothing.

Wookieepedia blurb : https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_home_video_releases

About the Super 8 format as a whole…

‘The Super 8 Gauge: A Brief Guide’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiasSJkhRQI - a 19 minute video from the Movie Collector youtube channel

‘Super 8 | Part 1 | Introduction’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4CF3XDPW-U - a 7 minute video at the Ray Roberts youtube channel

Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1ZdMRuWqc (8 mins)

Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7B5iM5VNMo (7 mins)

Obligatory Wikipedia Page for the Super 8 format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_film

‘Live Science’ Page for info on the Super 8 format: www.livescience.com/33332-why-super-8-great.html

Legacy Box Page for the Super 8 format: https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/super-8-film-format

Guardian article on the popularity of Super 8: www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/aug/08/super-8-camera-jj-abrams

As ever, if you see any mistakes or broken links please let us know - or have anything for inclusion to the above info too. 👍