Why didn't more games use the keyboard?

[JimmiG]

It seems joysticks were always the most natural device for playing games on Amiga. Maybe it's because many still hooked up their Amiga to their TV, just like the C64 and NES, rather than using a proper desk and monitor? With a joystick (or gamepad), you can sit comfortably in a couch/chair, even when the computer itself is on the floor in front of the TV.

[JimmiG]

yep especially when the machine was mainly marketed as a games machine.    I only remembered using the keyboard when I didnt have joysticks or later on when playing something like Leisure Suit Larry.

True, but PC gamers scoff at controllers and consider keyboard and mouse the only way to play games. There are lots of "gaming keyboards" and mice being marketed as well. It's kind of weird that joysticks were the de-facto control scheme on Amiga.