Don't believe me? Look here 
http://www.micontv.com/html/amiga_video_magazine_segment.htm
Attached 2 pages about it from The Games Machine UK magazine too for you all.
Yup, the same or similar Amiga magic was used in a Nickelodeon kids game show. It was pretty cool. You were, well your image, was converted to a sprite in an Amiga game.
Every thing old is new again. Only now, instead of only 2D more cameras are added to get your 3D movement.