I was going to say, HI8 wasn't around 20 years ago--then I realized I bought a camcorder in that format in 1991 (along with the brand-new Steadicam JR!) and that, shockingly, was 17 years ago, so close enough.
I don't really think of the "look" of 1995 video as being particularly crappy; the gear wasn't digital yet but looked pretty good overall. I think you may have pushed things a bit far with your process, although it is fun to see what the result was.
To me, for a more defining look in "vintage" video you would have to go back a bit further to the tube cameras which were around until the mid-80's. Home video from that era is very much defined by the streaking and smearing especially around highlights. See this thread for one such (high visibility) project:
Lorinda Norton's 80's video camera makes the big time!