Alien: Romulus” is going old-school with a limited-edition VHS release in honor of the history of the original ‘Alien.” Click in to get a look at the VHS packaging and find out when it becomes available.

Alien: Romulus is getting a limited edition VHS release on Dec 3 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the franchise.

It’s time to dust off your VCR and clean the heads, because Alien: Romulus is coming to VHS as a limited edition on December 3rd alongside the other physical releases, director Fede Alvarez announced during “a special Beyond Fest -partnered screening” in Los Angeles yesterday.

It's apparently been 18 years since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3. That's right: An actual tape of the sci-fi horror movie is getting made, though it will be a limited edition.

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The seventh installment in the 45-year “Alien” film series hits Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home on Oct. 15 ahead of its 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on Dec. 3. In a behind-the-scenes clip from the forthcoming release, Wu discusses the logistics of playing host to a newborn alien.

While Alien: Romulus is now available to buy digitally, we still don't know when it'll be available to watch on Disney+. Disney has also yet to confirm a release date for the movie on its streaming service.

VHS tapes. The last major movie put on VHS was A History of Violence in 2006, but Alien: Romulus, this year's addition to the Alien franchise, is being released as a limited edition VHS tape on December 3rd,

Veteran Alien fans will probably have fond memories of the films on VHS tapes, with Alien, then Aliens, and Alien 3 all hitting VHS at various points in the 80s and 90s. Now, 20th

Romulus” will be one of the first blockbusters in years to receive a VHS release. Romulus was noted for its return to the basics approach, revitalizing a lot of the elements from the original “Alien” released in 1979.