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Lifeforce
A shoot-'em up video game released by Konami in 1987 in the arcades, and year later on the NES (and also the MSX and TG-16 in Japan). A pseudo-sequel to Gradius, Lifeforce (known as Salamander in Japan) is typically held in high regard as far as NES shooters go. It's sometimes considered the best NES shooter to be released outside of Japan. The Konami Code also works in Lifeforce, giving the player 30 lives when he/she starts a new game.
Player 2 (watching player 1 play the NES): Woah! Is that Gradius??!
Player 1: No man, it's Lifeforce. It's just like Gradius, only better.
Player 2: Can I play after you die?
Player 1: No, but we can play at the same time!
Player 2: How so?
Player 1: Lifeforce, unlike Gradius, allows for 2-player simultaneous gameplay!
Player 2: All right! Let's Play!
*Player 1 resets the game, enters the Konami Code, and starts a new 2-player game. What followed was hours of non-stop gameplay by both players, until the NES died due to the Lifeforce cartridge being dirty*
Player 1: No man, it's Lifeforce. It's just like Gradius, only better.
Player 2: Can I play after you die?
Player 1: No, but we can play at the same time!
Player 2: How so?
Player 1: Lifeforce, unlike Gradius, allows for 2-player simultaneous gameplay!
Player 2: All right! Let's Play!
*Player 1 resets the game, enters the Konami Code, and starts a new 2-player game. What followed was hours of non-stop gameplay by both players, until the NES died due to the Lifeforce cartridge being dirty*
Lifeforced
To have ones soul removed orally, usually by a naked space vampire, through the use of lightning, plasma, and space magic. Also, to be completely dominated.
The crew of the Churchill were lifeforced by a naked space vampire they found in Halley's comet.
I got stuck behind an elderly woman in traffic and was utterly lifeforced.
After making that movie Tobe Hooper was totally lifeforced.
I got stuck behind an elderly woman in traffic and was utterly lifeforced.
After making that movie Tobe Hooper was totally lifeforced.
Lifeforced by Jacobre1 January 9, 2009
Striver
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.
The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026
SkyPesos
Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026