Offset 0x20: 0A 00 88 13 00 00 53 70 79 72 6F 00 ... ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ Lvl Gold high/low 'S' 'p' 'y' 'r' 'o'
This is the ultimate preservation method. You can store 300 Skylanders as 300 KB of Bin files on a USB stick. Skylanders Bin Files
An ACR122U is the industry standard for PC users. Offset 0x20: 0A 00 88 13 00 00 53 70 79 72 6F 00