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.

Director Fede Álvarez has surprised fans by revealing an Alien: Romulus VHS tape for a special release that turns back the clock on the Alien franchise. When is the Alien: Romulus VHS release date? The announcement came during a screening of the film at Beyond Fest,

‘Alien: Romulus’ has been available for digital purchase or rental on platforms since October 15th, while the physical edition in 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD will be available on December 3rd, the same day as the VHS edition.

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since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3.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.

Romulus' successful theatrical run, the movie recently released to streaming on October 15th, and we still await the 4K, Blu-Ray, and DvD formats of the film coming on December 13th. A second Alien (1

Romulus yet, but it was clearly a successful antidote to things viewers disliked about the seemingly-abandoned Prometheus trilogy, which ground to a halt after the oddly mispitched Alien: Covenant in 2017.

Alien: Romulus released this past August to become a massive success, both critically and financially. The film earned $350.7 million on an $80 million budget as well as an 80% critic rating and an 85% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.