1. 1995: The guest list would include as many people as your room would fit.
Now: You don't even need everyone to be in the same house.
2. 1995: You'd impress your friends by connecting to the internet.
Now: Your friends get unreasonably angry if you won't tell them your Wi-Fi password.
3. 1995: You'd rent a Blockbuster video.
Now: The options are limitless and you don't need to leave the house.
4. 1995: You had to scramble around the back of the TV to plug everything in before you could start gaming.
Now: Everything streams through the TV, like a magical portal to another world.
5. 1995: Gaming meant taking it in turns waiting for your friend to die.
Now: Everyone can plug in and play at once.
6. 1995: You'd tell people to get there at 6pm, and they'd be there by 6pm.
Now: You tell people to get there for 8pm. You're lucky if 50% are there by 9pm.
7. 1995: A sleepover was the height of sophistication.
Now: A sleepover means that you were too drunk to go home.
8. 1995: Your annoying siblings would try and join in.
Now: Your weird flatmate will wander in…
9. 1995: You'd bring around your new CD or mixtape.
Now: Every bit of music you own is in your pocket.
10. 1995: You'd make prank calls on the house phone.
Now: Everyone is glued to their mobiles.
11. 1995: You just "knew" where your mates lived.
Now: Unless there's a neon sign and you have the exact Google Map coordinates, you're not going to find their house.
12. 1995: When you gamed, everyone wanted to be the one good character.
Now: You can customise game characters to look just like you.
13. 1995: You'd talk about your favourite TV shows and soaps.
Because you only had five television channels and rarely watched the news.
Now: You talk about world issues and a bit of politics.
And some things never change…
1995: You played your PlayStation.
Now: You're still at it.
Now with Share Play on PS4 you can play with your mates, wherever they are in the world – even if they don't own the game! So you can keep the sofa to yourself.