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Skylanders: Portal Casters
by Skylanders: Portal Casters
Skylanders: Portal Casters is a passion project podcast hosted by two Twitch and YouTube Skylanders content creators who cherish the franchise. Come join us as we reminisce about the characters, world, and stories of Skylands in this exciting podcast series designed by fans, for fans.
Episodes
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Skylanders Mobile Games (ft. Crystal Blazier)
IN THIS EPISODE Mia, Holly, and special guest star Crystal Blazier reflect on the Skylanders mobile games - everything from Battlegrounds to Battlecast and more! ________________________________________ ABOUT SKYLANDERS: PORTAL CASTERS Skylanders: Portal Casters is a passion project podcast…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Swap Force (ft. Inklander & David Rodriguez)
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto, Trioxen, and special guest stars Inklander and David Rodriguez reflect on the production and writing process of Skylanders: Swap-Force in commemoration of its 10 year anniversary. ABOUT SKYLANDERS: PORTAL CASTERS Skylanders: Portal Casters is a passion project podcast...
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Skylanders Portal Casters Halloween Episode 2022 - The Horrors of Nightmare
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Trioxen discuss the horrors that are the Nightmare difficulty across the Skylanders franchise. ________________________________________ ABOUT SKYLANDERS: PORTAL CASTERS Skylanders: Portal Casters is a passion project podcast hosted by two Skylanders content creators…
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Skylanders Portal Casters Skylanders Day Episode 2022 - Designing the Giants
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Trioxen are joined by returning guest star I-Wei Huang, the Character and Toy Director from the Toys for Bob Skylanders team, to discuss the character design process for Skylanders Giants! ________________________________________ LINKS FROM I-WEI Skylanders Concept…
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The Various Ways to Enjoy a Skylanders Game
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Trioxen discuss the various ways to enjoy a Skylanders game, including Speedruns, Collectathon Completion Playthroughs, and even Challenge Runs.
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Guest Skylanders and their Elements
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Trioxen discuss the various Guest Characters across the Skylanders franchise, the elements that were considered for them, and the possibilities of what might've come next, as well as what could've been done differently.
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Dungeon Crawler vs. Platformer
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Trioxen, along with guest star Inklander, discuss the differences between the dungeon crawler aspects of the franchise in opposition to the platforming aspects of the franchise, what worked, what didn't, and how they performed when combined.
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In-Game Collectibles
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto celebrate Christmas and reflect on all of the collectibles from across the Skylanders series including Soul Gems, Wish Stones, Story Scrolls, and more, and discuss which ones they feel were executed well and which ones could have been improved. This episode...
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Ranking the Skylanders Games by Story
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander celebrate Halloween and rank the Skylanders games by their storytelling. Which game will be at the top of each of their lists and which game will be at the bottom? Find out in this spooky episode of Skylanders: Portal Casters! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 10 - Concluding Remarks
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, and Chill Bill, conclude their walk down memory lane with special, 10th anniversary themed segments of Legendary Treasure Hunt, Dreadyacht Destinations, Arkeyan Arena, and Brock's Baddies! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 9 - The Current Team at Toys for Bob
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest stars, Lou Studdert (Production Coordinator), Ray West (Level Designer), Toby Schadt (Skylanders Combat Designer), Andy Salvo (Cinematics Animator), and Daniel Ikeda (Environment Artist), take a walk down memory lane to discuss why...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 8 - Jeff Murchie
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Jeff Murchie (the Concept Artist behind many of the trappable villains, Doom Raiders, Senseis, elemental bases, and Imaginator parts), take a walk down memory lane to discuss the process of creating a trappable villain and…
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 7 - Dave Huddleston
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Dave Huddleston (an Animator on the TFB Skylanders games and Lead Animator on Imaginators), take a walk down memory lane to discuss the process of animating a character in-game, the difficulty of animating any possible...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 6 - Alessandro Briglia
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Alessandro Briglia (the 3D Character and Toy Modeler for the TFB Skylanders games), take a walk down memory lane to discuss the problems with Chain Reaction's beard, Ninjini's development cycle, how the villain figures came…
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 5 - Alex Ness
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Alex Ness (the Narrative Lead on the Toys for Bob Skylanders games and voice of the Chompy Mage, Chill Bill, Broccoli Guy, Noodles, Drill-X, Drobot, Lightning Rod, Tae Kwon Crow, Brawlrus, and Double Trouble), take a walk…
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 4 - Robert Leyland
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Robert Leyland (the Creator of the Portal of Power), take a walk down memory lane to discuss Robert's favorite portal designs, how lightcore came to be, just how the Swap-Force and trap slot work, and much more! | PORTAL...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 3 - I-Wei Huang
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, I-Wei Huang (the Character and Toy Director on Skylanders), take a walk down memory lane to discuss some of I-Wei's favorite designs, how the variant color schemes were decided upon, which characters I-Wei looks back on that…
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 2 - Paul Reiche
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, Chill Bill, and special guest star, Paul Reiche (the creator of Skylanders), take a walk down memory lane to discuss how the idea of Toys to Life came to be, scrapped game concepts, Paul's time voicing the Wilikin, and much more! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA...
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10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 1 - The Content Creators
IN THIS SEGMENT Inklander, GFDitto, and Chill Bill take a walk down memory lane with some of the most prominent Skylanders YouTubers, Twitter artists, and Twitch streamers, to discuss some of their favorite memories, characters, levels, and story moments from across the Skylanders franchise. |...
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Skylanders Hunting (ft. SCL Matt)
IN THIS EPISODE, THE SEASON FINALE, GFDitto, Inklander, and special guest star Matt Sonnenberg reflect on the challenges of collecting, from figuring out what trap and creation crystal sculpts were coming out when, the perplexing release of Buzz Wing and Thrillipede, the disappearance of...
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Skystones
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss the most well known minigame in the Skylanders franchise, Skystones, and how it changed across the games and became more and more like Hearthstone as the series progressed. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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The Foils of Kaos
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss the foils for Kaos - Glumshanks, the Arkeyan Conquertron, Kaos's Mom, the Doom Raiders, the Darkness, and Brain - and how each brought out a different part of his personality. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Best Kaos Moments
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss their favorite Kaos moments from across the franchise, including his invention of the Wilikin, how using a portal on himself accidentally gives him a major advantage, his decision to attack the Portal Master themselves in Trap Team, and much more! |...
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Best Flynn Moments
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss their favorite Flynn moments from across the franchise, including the meditations on boom, his relationships with Cali and Tessa, his status as an unreliable narrator, and much more! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Best and Worst NPCs
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss their favorite and least favorite non-playable characters across the Skylanders games, from Flynn, Cali, Tessa, Kaos, Hugo, Master Eon, and many more! Oh, and who can forget about Rufus? | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Feminism, Representation, and Skylanders (ft. Nagemeikenu)
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto, Inklander, and special guest star, Nagemeikenu, discuss the lack of representation in the Skylanders franchise, from the transphobia behind the creation of the all-male Swap Force, to only 20% of the entire roster being female, as well as lack of representation in the...
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Magic Items
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss the various magic items introduced across the games, from the original ones in Spyro's Adventure, to the Adventure Packs, Battle Items, and beyond! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ…
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Traps
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss the implementation and general concept behind the Traps, what worked and was inventive about the idea, and what could have been improved to make the Traps a more valuable and interesting mechanic. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Vehicles
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss how vehicles were implemented in Skylanders, from their concepting phase to what was great and what could have been improved. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter:...
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Creation Crystals
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss anything and everything about creation crystals from their conception and their implementation in Skylanders: Imaginators. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter:...
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Introducing Someone to Skylanders (ft. Nagemeikenu)
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander, GFDitto, and special guest star, Nagemeikenu, discuss Nagemeikenu's first time playing Skylanders and what their thoughts are on the toys to life concept, gameplay, plot, characters, and more! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Toys for Bob vs. Vicarious Visions (ft. TooWiiMii)
IN THIS EPISODE, THE SEASON PREMIERE, Inklander, GFDitto, and special guest star, TooWiiMii discuss the positives and negatives of both of the main two Skylanders developers to try and determine which company made the better Skylanders games. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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The Problems with Imaginators on Switch
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander celebrate Easter and discuss the problems with the porting of Imaginators to Switch including load times, the Skylander selection screen, and more. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter:...
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A Love Letter to Magna
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander celebrate Valentine's Day by reflecting on the statistically best Swap-Force Skylander, Magna Charge, and how there is a Magna swappability for every occasion. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ...
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Side Modes and Post-Game Content (ft. Portalmaster)
IN THIS EPISODE, THE SEASON ONE FINALE, GFDitto and Inklander, with special guest star Portalmaster, discuss the positives and negatives of each of the different side modes and post-game features from every Skylanders game, from heroic challenges, to Brock's arena, Kaos Doom Challenge, Racing…
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Concepting a Skylanders Theme Park
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander conceptualize ideas for scenery, shops, restaurants, rollercoasters, and more for a fictional Skylanders theme park experience by pulling from settings and characters across the franchise. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Capitalism, Paywalls, and Skylanders
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto besmirch the name of capitalism by discussing how companies such as Activision/Blizzard intentionally produce unfinished products to take advantage of consumers, with Skylanders figures and in-game paywalls like elemental gates being used as the primary...
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What If a Skylander Received a Smash Invite?
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss which Skylander would hypothetically be invited to Smash and what their moveset would be if Activision/Blizzard already had Crash, Spyro, and Tracer in the game. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Ranking the Skylanders Games
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss each of the Skylanders games' positives and negatives, and where each ranks on their personal favorites lists. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLportalcasters...
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Portal Technology
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss how the Portal of Power is able to create the magic it does, from Tesla coils to Near Field Communication. | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLportalcasters...
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The Music of Skylanders
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss their favorite tracks from the Skylanders series, the tracks they find the most memorable, and their favorite soundtracks overall! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter:...
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The Future of Skylanders
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss the recent rumors and leaks about upcoming Skylanders games, as well as their expectations and hopes for future Skylanders games! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ Twitter:...
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Gimmicklanders
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander talk about all of the Gimmicklanders, from the Giants to the Senseis! Which do they think were implemented the best? Which could have used some more work? Find out by tuning in! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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The Elements of Skylands
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss the conventions of the elements in the Skylanders universe. Were some elements not necessary? Could some have been named better? Tune in to find out their thoughts! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Favorite and Least Favorite Skylanders from Each Game
IN THIS EPISODE Inklander and GFDitto discuss which Skylanders are their personal favorites (and least favorites) from each game. Will there be some overlap? Will there be disagreement? Find out as they deep dive (Gill Grunt) into this topic! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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Our Favorite Memories with Skylanders
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss some of their favorite Skylanders memories, from buying every figure at GameStop, figuring out speedrun tricks, skipping events for launch day, to discovering Skylanders Character List, and more! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube:...
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How We Were Introduced to Skylanders
IN THIS EPISODE GFDitto and Inklander discuss how they were introduced to the Skylanders franchise and why they are still playing the games, as well as the reason for choosing to start this podcast! | PORTAL CASTERS SOCIAL MEDIA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeE54wh7OMABmMJas4RdnkQ...
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Skylanders: Portal Casters is a passion project podcast hosted by two Twitch and YouTube Skylanders content creators who cherish the franchise. Come join us as we reminisce about the characters, world, and stories of Skylands in this exciting podcast series designed by fans, for fans.
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