I would recommend:-
nemesis(gradius 1,3),vulcan venture(gradius 2),salamander,r-type,hellfire, - for space shoot-em ups.
outrun,chase hq,pole position 1 or 2,road blasters - for drivin.
bubble bobble,rainbow islands,strider,wonder boy,ghosts'n goblins,ghouls'n ghosts,dragon buster - for...