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Mesmerella February 13th, 2014 5:13 PM

Mach Bike or Acro Bike?
 
Just wondering, which bike did you prefer playing with and why?

Me, I was always a fan of the mach bike... The acro bike may be able to do wheelies and bunny hops, but it was just too slow for my liking. The mach bike was much better for me, especially because I breed Pokemon a lot, so I have to hatch lots of eggs... Plus, the feeling of being able to make it through cycling road with no collisions is really satisfying!

Hiatus February 13th, 2014 5:47 PM

I personally preferred using Mach Bike, as it was much faster. xD" I did trade it in every now and then for Acro, just so I could perform tricks and such.

Mrthomasdollars February 13th, 2014 5:49 PM

I just got my bike in ruby and took the mach just because i prefer the speed:D

Blueredemption February 13th, 2014 7:27 PM

I prefer to use the mach bike wile breeding and such but i use the acro wile doing normal travel. It makes it more interesting. hop hop hop hop...

Kikaito plush February 14th, 2014 5:53 AM

I like the Mach bike more that the Acro bike

Apollo February 15th, 2014 2:24 AM

Deffs Mach Bike. The Acro Bike was cool, it had these Wheelies and stuff but it just felt like what most people said, slow. I want to zip through my journey with ease, which is why I prefer travelling with the Mach Bike

Saphyre February 15th, 2014 7:20 PM

Originally, I always picked the Acro because of the tricks. But after I tried the Mach bike once, I couldn't go back to Acro, because it was so slow.

TheFattestSnorlax February 16th, 2014 6:19 PM

I don't need speed for my bike in Hoenn, what I need is the Acro bike. Cool tricks can even get you to unaccessable areas like the Mach bike does, but I also like handling and not speed.

Fernbutter February 17th, 2014 3:17 AM

For casuality I use the Acro bike more often than necessary but for real game, I use the mach bike for everything.

Evening February 17th, 2014 5:06 AM

Mach, Mach, Mach.
The speed saves me a lot of time, especially when I'm breeding.
The Acro bike takes me to the North East section of the Safari Zone, despite this I still prefer the Mach bike.

Also, I can finish the game within 2 hours in an emulator, only if I get the Mach bike early.

Puddle February 17th, 2014 5:09 AM

Since Im normally playing sped up, I like the acro bike. However, Ill use the Mach bike here and there when it's needed.

Cerberus87 February 17th, 2014 5:18 AM

I like the Mach Bike best but it's a bit difficult to control. The Acro Bike is too slow for my taste and the stunts didn't impress me.

The thing I found really annoying in the Hoenn games and I rarely see mentioned as a flaw is the need to fly to Mauville to swap bikes. This was a horrible mechanic IMO. Luckily they fixed it in the Sinnoh games by adding the gear option instead of two different bikes.

slim spazzy February 17th, 2014 5:43 AM

I would definietly prefer the acro bike as it is waaay easier to control than the mach bike even though it is slower plus the added tricks are a bonus

pokemasta92 February 17th, 2014 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unidentified (Post 8099632)
Mach, Mach, Mach.
The speed saves me a lot of time, especially when I'm breeding.
The Acro bike takes me to the North East section of the Safari Zone, despite this I still prefer the Mach bike.

Also, I can finish the game within 2 hours in an emulator, only if I get the Mach bike early.

What's the fun in finishing a video game in a extremely fast time? o_O

Mana February 17th, 2014 10:15 AM

I preferred the Acro as with the Mach bike I would just crash into everything ;-;.

xxReshiramxx February 17th, 2014 11:11 AM

I preferd the Mach Bike over the Acro because it was the only way to get to Rayquaza.

stell February 18th, 2014 8:30 PM

the mach bike had several concrete advantages: several areas seemed exclusively accessible to it (like, those rolling things that let you slide up a mountain or something? yeah, those.), it was the only real way to get to rayquaza, and it gave some actual speed to your travel throughout hoenn.

the acro bike really only let you do the little tricks and, really, i can't really think of a time you actually require it for access to an area. but having both bikes have exclusive access to certain areas makes for an annoying trip back to mauville if you have the wrong bike, you know?

Heather February 19th, 2014 3:08 PM

I love the acro bike! Even tho the mach bike was faster... I value cool tricks over speed :P

Timbjerr February 20th, 2014 11:52 AM

Acro Bike. I loved doing the tricks and I always made it a point to make my secret base somewhere where the Acro Bike was required. XD

Olli February 21st, 2014 7:00 AM

While I really liked the cool features of the Acro Bike, it wasn't really useful for anything other than getting certain items. The Mach Bike on the other hand, was way superior, simply due to how much faster travel became with it. It was easy to lose control over it though, and it'd usually take some time for me to master it for the Sky Pillar. I really liked riding down the Cycling Road with the Mach Bike though, and try to see if I could beat my own high-score, and I think it was a really neat feature :p I kept bumping into the darn bikers though >:[

Brendino February 22nd, 2014 1:20 AM

If only for the challenge on Cycling Road, the Mach Bike was my favorite of the two. I must've tried the race thousands of times, to the point where I got the course down to muscle memory, and can almost beat it flawlessly without having played Sapphire in months.

I did like that you could get hidden items past narrow ledges with the Acro Bike though, but I'd generally just switch to the Acro Bike for those items, then switch right back once I got them.

Cinderella February 23rd, 2014 12:41 PM

Mach Bike because speeeeed. If R/S/E is ever remade, I really hope they keep the ability to switch bikes. :c

Polonaise February 23rd, 2014 1:38 PM

I prefer the Mach Bike tbh. Places like the Sky Pillar and stuff would be too much for the Acro Bike, and the Mach Bike does have good speed. c: Sometimes it's hard to control, and the Acro Bike is easier to control, but I still like the Mach Bike better. Plus it does bring back a little nostalgia too.

tehAgg February 28th, 2014 12:25 AM

Mach, hands down. I got the Cycling Road challenge down to the most perfect time possible.

bluemanga March 2nd, 2014 4:44 AM

Yea, definitely the mach bike. It was fun to master the speed of that beast.


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