Flute Hero was a collaboration between developer Square-Enix and mega-publisher Bandai, who brought total Japanese domination to the rhythm market back in the days of DDR, PaRappa da Rappa, and ReRun's Rhythmic Get Down! Featuring the cast of What's Happening? Flute Hero's executive producer Shigaryu Minomya was a professional Japanese flute player on the side and was the brainchild of the whole idea from the start.