 Labyrinth was the first adventure game produced by Lucasfilm , which became a critically acclaimed and commercially successful developer in the genre . The game 's technology and mechanics influenced the company 's subsequent title Maniac Mansion , whose " SCUMM " engine was reused in many Lucasfilm adventure games . The word wheels were a predecessor to that game 's point @-@ and @-@ click interface . Gary Winnick , an artist for Labyrinth , went on to lead the production of Maniac Mansion with Ron Gilbert . Fox contributed to Maniac Mansion as well , and he later directed Lucasfilm 's Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders . Retrospectively , writers for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarded Labyrinth as a solid first attempt , but as inferior to " the real classics " made afterward by Lucasfilm . 
