Sneaking in underage, bottles of Hooch, 'S*** Flickers' and NO phones - ingredients for a big night out in Manchester in the 1990s

Every generation thinks their own clubbing days were the best, but for those whose party days were in the 1990s, there's a chance they might be right.

Last weekend the Manchester Evening News ran a story, and some old photographs, of the legendary Discotheque Royales nightclub. Royales as it was better known opened in the former Theatre Royal on Peter Street in Manchester city centre in 1989.

Royales was a grand and opulent venue with four bars, a dining area and walkways and stairs linking all three levels from ground floor to the former theatre building's upper circle. The club also sported an impressive lighting rig above the dance floor designed to look like a chandelier.

After the story went out, hundreds of people took comments on Facebook to share their memories of the venue and their own clubbing days. What really came across in the comments was just how different a night out in the '90s was compared to today.

Of course, and I know it's hard to believe, but this era of clubbing that makes so many of us misty-eyed was 25, even 30, years ago. So below we've put together a list of a few things readers mentioned that made clubbing in 1990s Manchester an experience like no other.

Anyone who had their partying days in the '90s will remember what a golden age for nightclubs for Manchester it was. To mention a few other than Royales - Hacienda, Boardwalk, Sankeys, Jilly's Rockworld, Idols and the Lazy Pig, 21 Piccadilly and Paradise Factory to name but a few.

Memories of a few of these pub and club crawls were shared following our Royales story. Neeney Cathmhaoil, said: "A night out would be Idols first and then Horts in St Ann's square and then Royales. Always the best nights."

Victoria Alice agreed, saying: