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* ''Videogame/CrashTeamRacing:'' For the Relic Race mode, the best Relic you can win is the Platinum one, before Gold and Sapphire. Aside from keeping top speed, breaking all time crates in the track is almost necessary to get it.

* {{Implied|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheBoneMaker'' regarding [[CraftedFromAnimals magical bone charms]], which can be improved with a precious metal inlay. When a master bone wizard gives Kreya a charm inlaid in a matte-white metal that she doesn't recognize, she assumes it's a step above gold in power.

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* Creator/PlatinumGames has RankInflation of their games' chapter rankings, which run in the order of Stone, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Pure Platinum.

* Creator/PlatinumGames takes this UpToEleven with RankInflation of their games' chapter rankings, which run in the order of Stone, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Pure Platinum.

GoldMakesEverythingShiny, right? Yeah, pretty much, but what if you want to go UpToEleven? Then you go for platinum. Maybe a platinum medal that's worth more than gold, or a platinum enemy stronger than a gold enemy, the point is, platinum is better than gold. Why? Because it's more rare, and is less mined. But curiously enough, it has a lower atomic number than gold!

* EveryoneLovesBlondes, but all eyes turn more to a platinum blonde.

* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', numerous subplots involve the desire of the Ferengi (and some other races) to obtain "Gold-pressed Latinum" -- one of the few remaining non-replicable materials, and therefore precious due to its scarcity. In reality, there is no such thing as "Latinum", which is an obvious one-letter-off rhyming stand-in for Platinum.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum''. It's a third version to ''Diamond And Pearl'', and was released not far behind ''Heart Gold And Soul Silver''.

* ''Videogame/{{Kirby}}'': Starting from ''Videogame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'', the many minigames involve scoring enough points to get medals, with platinum being the highest achievement.

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* In Creator/IsaacAsimov 's ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' series, the galactic credit -- the currency of the Galactic Empire -- maintains its monetary stability throughout the galaxy by virtue of being convertible to pure platinum.
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* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', numerous subplots involve the desire of the Ferengi (and some other races) to obtain "Gold-pressed Latinum" -- one of the few remaining non-replicable materials, and therefore precious due to its scarcity. In reality, there is no such thing as "Latinum," which is an obvious one-letter-off rhyming stand-in for Platinum.

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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': Jotaro's [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "[[TarotMotifs Star]] Platinum", [[MagicallyIneptFighter doesn't have any special powers of note]], but [[LightningBruiser it has amazing raw stats in all areas]] and is considered the best qualified to defeat [[BigBad DIO]]'s [[GoldColoredSuperiority golden]] Stand "The World". [[spoiler:During the FinalBattle, Jotaro discovers that The World and Star Platinum actually have the same powers, and that his Stand is theoretically capable of surpassing DIO's.]]

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': Jotaro's [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "[[TarotMotifs Star]] Platinum", doesn't have any special powers of note, but [[LightningBruiser it has amazing raw stats in all areas]] and is considered the best qualified to defeat [[BigBad DIO]]'s [[GoldColoredSuperiority golden]] Stand "The World". [[spoiler:During the FinalBattle, Jotaro discovers that The World and Star Platinum actually have the same powers, and that his Stand is theoretically capable of surpassing DIO's.]]

** There's also platinum coins for the game's GoldSilverCopper standard when you collect 100 gold coins. Very few items are bought for platinum coins and they deal the most damage when fired from the Coin Gun.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', platinum is one of the alternative metals introduced in 1.2 that can replace gold when a world is generated. It is statistically better than gold and a full set of Platinum Armor provides one of the biggest pre-Hardmode defense bonuses second to Molten Armor.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', Gold and Platinum are the highest tier basic ores, with Platinum being significantly better for most uses.

* The ranking system in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' measures the halos you collect, the speed in which you finish the stage, combo scores, damage taken and ultimately awards you with a character trophy based on the outcome. The highest ranking trophy you win is a Platinum Award of Bayonetta, followed by a Gold Award of Rodin, a Silver Award of Luka, Copper Award of Cereza and finally a Stone Award of Enzo

** There's also a [=PlayStation=] Platinum label in Europe, given to the most popular games, like ''Final Fantasy [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII VII]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII VIII]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX IX]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX X]]''.

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