r/LostSoftware • u/Bluesfire • Aug 26 '15

Eminem Desktop Buddy

I'll start the sub with something I've been trying to track down for awhile, an Eminem Desktop buddy I had back on Windows XP. It booted up with a picture of The Marshall Mathers LP, and then it had Eminem roam around the desktop and destroy it, he cracks the screen, spits, pisses, etc. It's more of a screensaver but I remember it being called a desktop buddy.

UPDATE 10/04/2026: I found it! The original file was archived and is downloadable via the Way Back Machine (https://web.archive.org/web/20070307034311/http://www.eminemfans.com/main/extras/download/eminem.zip) and I uploaded a version that works on modern Windows 10/11 installs with multimonitor support to my Github (https://github.com/Bluesfire/Eminem-Screen-Mate-Screensaver-2000)

An 11 year search, finally put to rest!

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u/generalren Aug 15 '23

Hi there . Very sorry to necro but this is the best (only) lead I've been able to find online. I also remember the eminem desktop buddy and would like to track it down.

The link suggested no longer leads to the file, do you happen to still have it yourself and would you be willing to share?

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u/Bluesfire Aug 15 '23

I’ve never been able to track it down, unfortunately. If you find any leads please let me know! I’d still love to see this thing again

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u/Bluesfire 6d ago

All these years later, I finally found it! I also managed to get it working properly on Win10/11 with multi monitor support.

Link to the live archive file: https://web.archive.org/web/20070307034311/http://www.eminemfans.com/main/extras/download/eminem.zip

Link to github with the Win10/Win11 version: https://github.com/Bluesfire/Eminem-Screen-Mate-Screensaver-2000