My first 'handle' was Deader.
DOS Air Warrior, 1990.
Amiga 500, 13" monitor, planes were 'T's on the screen if they were over a few hundred yards out.. hits were 'X's drawn over the primitive box shapes, were no texture maps in the game. If a plane was smoking it had a grey triangle behind it, regardless if it was parked or flying. No ground shadows. Arena cap was 30 players, max. It was rarely full

It took me awhile to get my first kill.
-GE