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Quoted from ForceFlow:Retail releases? I was under the impression Hi8 was just used for video cameras.
I was service manager for a local video store (in Gweempose's town) back when, and we sold & rented retail 8mm video tapes. (mostly they were Paramount releases) (Along with VHS, Beta, and Laserdisc.)
(Fixed alot of Minolta, Canon & Sony 8mm cameras & decks back then.)
Quoted from ForceFlow:I had an 8mm camcorder back in the day, but never had a dedicated player for it other than the camera itself. I hadn't heard of any retail releases on that format, so I was curious.
Yeah, we were a somewhat mid-high end A/V store in the semi-affluent Chicago Northern suburbs... so we had to have the media to go with the hardware we sold.
I left before Hi8 came out... only dealt with the straight 8mm video stuff. If Hi8 did get retail releases, it was probably only in Japan.
But I remember it was part of Paramount studios to push the $24.95 videotape market for all formats. (Most pre-recorded movies were $49-$69 at the time. Even the porn. 
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If you want to see a bunch of cool, obscure tech... I recommend this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan
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