This special was the first Star Wars material officially released to the growing home video market in 1979 by Magnetic Video Corporation. A later issue on the same label also features a trailer for "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).
William Conrad was the original narrator. On later VHS releases Don LaFontaine dubbed over Conrad's original narration. Fortunately, the Blu-Ray restored Conrad's voice as the narrator.
Included as one of the documentary special features on Bonus Disc 3 of the 2011 Star Wars The Complete Saga bluray box set release.